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Fishes can use axial muscles as anchors or motors for powerful suction feeding

Some fishes rely on large regions of the dorsal (epaxial) and ventral (hypaxial) body muscles to power suction feeding. Epaxial and hypaxial muscles are known to act as motors, powering rapid mouth expansion by shortening to elevate the neurocranium and retract the pectoral girdle, respectively. How...

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Autores principales: Camp, Ariel L., Olsen, Aaron M., Hernandez, L. Patricia, Brainerd, Elizabeth L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Company of Biologists Ltd 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7520451/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32948649
http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/jeb.225649