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An XROMM Study of Food Transport and Swallowing in Channel Catfish

Most predatory ray-finned fishes swallow their food whole, which can pose a significant challenge, given that prey items can be half as large as the predators themselves. How do fish transport captured food from the mouth to the stomach? Prior work indicates that, in general, fish use the pharyngeal...

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Autores principales: Weller, H I, Olsen, A M, Camp, A L, Manafzadeh, A R, Hernandez, L P, Brainerd, E L
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7750989/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33791560
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/iob/obaa018