The impact of variation in labial tooth number on the feeding kinematics of tadpoles of Southern Leopard Frog (Lithobates sphenocephalus)

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 3, 2010, Pages 481-486

  Venesky, Matthew D ^a   Wassersug, Richard J ^b   Parris, Matthew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABNORMALITY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; FROG; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; KINEMATICS; SUBSTRATE; TOOTH; VIDEOGRAPHY;

ALGAE; ANURA; FELIDAE; LITHOBATES; RANA SPHENOCEPHALA;

EID: 77957325819     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/CG-09-093     Document Type: Article

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