Cranial biomechanics and feeding performance of sharks
The elasmobranch fishes possess a remarkable diversity of feeding mechanisms for a group containing relatively few species (~1200). The three most prevalent of these mechanisms involve prey capture during which the predator overtakes its prey (ram), prey is drawn into the mouth of the predator (suct...
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Scholar Commons
2006
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Online Access: | http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/2566 http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3565&context=etd |