Studies of aquatic prey capture in vertebrates have demonstrated remarkable convergence in kinematics between diverse vertebrate taxa. When feeding in water, most vertebrates employ large-amplitude hyoid depression to expand the oral cavity and suck in water along with the prey. In contrast, vertebr
Terrestrial feeding in aquatic turtles: environment-dependent feeding behavior modulation and the evolution of terrestrial feeding in Emydidae
β Scribed by Stayton, C. T.
- Book ID
- 120016558
- Publisher
- The Company of Biologists Ltd
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 566 KB
- Volume
- 214
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-0949
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