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Functional trade-offs in the aquatic feeding performance of salamanders.
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Findings reveal that specialized morphology increases aquatic feeding performance in a fully aquatic newt.About:
This article is published in Zoology.The article was published on 2017-12-01. It has received 13 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Paramesotriton & Salamandridae.read more
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Aquatic–terrestrial transitions of feeding systems in vertebrates: a mechanical perspective
TL;DR: Any aquatic vertebrate aiming for a terrestrial lifestyle must change from its aquatic to a terrestrial feeding mechanism, and the mechanical challenges associated with such aquatic–terrestrial transitions in vertebrates are synthesized.
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Conserved spatio-temporal patterns of suction-feeding flows across aquatic vertebrates: a comparative flow visualization study.
Corrine N. Jacobs,Roi Holzman +1 more
TL;DR: Flow visualization reveals that suction flow speeds increase with mouth diameter, whereas other flow characteristics remain conserved across aquatic vertebrates, and concludes that trophic diversity is not supported by variation in suction flows.
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Food Capture in Vertebrates: A Complex Integrative Performance of the Cranial and Postcranial Systems
TL;DR: The goal of this chapter is to inspire and promote future research on integration in order to extend the concept of food capture, and feeding behavior in general, beyond the cranial system in a more holistic approach to function.
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Functional morphology of terrestrial prey capture in salamandrid salamanders.
TL;DR: Functional trade-offs of the hyobranchial apparatus result in lower tongue-projection distance, velocity, acceleration and power in semi-aquatic and aquatic salamandrids compared with terrestrial specialists.
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Thermodynamics of the Bladderwort Feeding Strike—Suction Power from Elastic Energy Storage
TL;DR: Estimates of elastic energy storage and frictional losses during suction events support the hypothesis that small suction feeders convert a large proportion of the elastic energy stored in the trap walls into kinetic energy of the inspired water, with little energy thermalized due to friction.
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Volumetric quantification of fluid flow reveals fish's use of hydrodynamic stealth to capture evasive prey
TL;DR: This work shows that at least one planktivorous fish (Danio rerio) can control the bow wave in front of the head during the approach and consumption of prey (copepod), and alters hydrodynamic profiles at the location of the copepod such that it is below the threshold required to elicit an escape response.
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Biomechanics and hydrodynamics of prey capture in the Chinese giant salamander reveal a high-performance jaw-powered suction feeding mechanism
Egon Heiss,Egon Heiss,Nikolay Natchev,Michaela Gumpenberger,Anton Weissenbacher,Sam Van Wassenbergh,Sam Van Wassenbergh +6 more
TL;DR: Computational fluid dynamics simulations indicate that the viscerocranial elements mainly serve to accommodate the water that was given a sufficient anterior-to-posterior impulse beforehand by powerful jaw separation, and it is hypothesized that this modified way of generating suction is primitive for salamanders.
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Ontogeny of Aquatic Feeding Performance in the Eastern Newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (Salamandridae)
TL;DR: Feeding performance in fully transformed and branchiate adults does not support the hypothesis that retention of larval components of hyobranchial morphology in branchiates results in increased aquatic feeding performance.
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Comparative kinematics of terrestrial prey capture in Salamanders and newts (Amphibia:Urodela:Salamandridae)
Brian T. Miller,John H. Larsen +1 more
TL;DR: Several elements of the feeding system in Salamandrina are functionally related to the evolution of its specialized tongue projection apparatus and include a gape cycle of relatively long duration and the absence of a head-body surge and of eye retraction during the strike.
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3D bite modeling and feeding mechanics of the largest living amphibian, the Chinese giant salamander Andrias davidianus (Amphibia:Urodela).
TL;DR: In this article, the skull biomechanics of the Chinese giant salamander, Andrias davidianus, were investigated using 3D finite element analysis, which revealed that the prey contact position is crucial for the structural performance of the skull, which is probably related to the lack of a bony bridge between the posterior end of the maxilla and the anterior quadrato-squamosal region.