Functional Morphology: 'Point and Shoot' Prey Capture in Fishes

Lara Ferry

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2015.09.023

Functional Morphology: 'Point and Shoot' Prey Capture in Fishes

Lara Ferry

Mathematical and Natural Sciences, School of (SMNS)

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Abstract

The ability to protrude the jaws and capture elusive prey is a hallmark of fish evolution. New analyses provide insight into how jaw protrusion changed predator-prey relationships and fueled species diversification in ancient seas.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	R982-R984
Journal	Current Biology
Volume	25
Issue number	20
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2015.09.023
State	Published - Oct 19 2015

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General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences

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