Ecomorphology of Centrarchid Fishes

Centrarchid Fishes: Diversity, Biology, and Conservation

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 70-89

  Collar, D C ^a   Wainwright, P C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics of swimming sparsely sampling centrarchid species; Centrarchid fishes, model system for role of phenotypic variation in shaping ecological patterns; Distribution of Lepomis and Micropterus species in feeding mechanism morphospace; Distribution of six centrarchid species in schematic morphospace; Ecomorphology of centrarchid fishes; Ecomorphology of feeding, fish predators varying in morphology and performance capabilities; High performance cruisers features enhancing locomotor thrust and minimize drag; Morphology and feeding behavior in suction feeding fishes; Pharyngeal jaws and prey processing; Role of mouth size explaining variation in ontogenetic diet shifts among species

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953309986     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444316032.ch3     Document Type: Chapter

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