Evolution of herbivory in a carnivorous clade of minnows (Teleostei: Cyprinidae): Effects on gut size and digestive physiology

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-18

  German, Donovan P ^a,e   Nagle, Brett C ^b   Villeda, Jennette M ^a   Ruiz, Ana M ^a   Thomson, Alfred W ^a,c   Balderas, Salvador Contreras ^d   Evans, David H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d San Nicolas   (Mexico)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; CELLULASE; CHITINASE; CYTOCHROME B; DNA; EYE PROTEIN; INTERPHOTORECEPTOR RETINOID BINDING PROTEIN; INTERSTITIAL RETINOL-BINDING PROTEIN; RETINOL BINDING PROTEIN; RHODOPSIN;

ANATOMY; CARNIVORY; CYPRINID; DIETARY SHIFT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HERBIVORY; PHYLOGENY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CYPRINIFORMES; DIGESTIVE FUNCTION; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYMOLOGY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STOMACH JUICE; TOOTH; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

AMYLASES; ANIMALS; CELLULASES; CHITINASE; CYPRINIDAE; CYTOCHROMES B; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; DNA; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; EYE PROTEINS; GASTROINTESTINAL CONTENTS; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETINOL-BINDING PROTEINS; RHODOPSIN; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TOOTH;

ALTAMAHA RIVER; CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER; GEORGIA; UNITED STATES;

CAMPOSTOMA; CYPRINIDAE; CYPRINIFORMES; NOCOMIS; NOCOMIS LEPTOCEPHALUS; PISCES; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 74449093260     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/648510     Document Type: Article

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