A comparison of strike and prey capture kinematics of three species of piscivorous fishes: Florida gar (Lepisosteus platyrhincus), redfin needlefish (Strongylura notata), and great barracuda (Sphyraena barracuda)

Marine Biology

Volumn 145, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 989-1000

  Porter, Heather T ^a,b   Motta, Philip J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b FLORIDA MARINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FISH; MORPHOLOGY; PISCIVORE; PREY CAPTURE;

LEPISOSTEUS; LEPISOSTEUS PLATYRHINCUS; PERCA FLUVIATILIS; PISCES; SPHYRAENA; SPHYRAENA BARRACUDA; STRONGYLURA NOTATA; STRONGYLURA NOTATA NOTATA;

EID: 7044239485     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-004-1380-0     Document Type: Article

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