The integration of locomotion and prey capture in divergent cottid fishes: Functional disparity despite morphological similarity

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 214, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1092-1099

  Kane, Emily A ^a   Higham, Timothy E ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acceleration profile; Blepsias cirrhosus; Kinematics; Oligocottus maculosus; Ram feeding; Suction feeding

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CANADA; FISH; HISTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; SWIMMING;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BRITISH COLUMBIA; FISHES; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SWIMMING;

ANIMALIA; BLEPSIAS CIRRHOSUS; COTTIDAE; OLIGOCOTTUS MACULOSUS; PISCES;

EID: 79955032401     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.052068     Document Type: Article

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