Uittreksel
This work examined three different phenotypes of the yellow-eel stage of the European eel Anguilla anguilla, broad-heads, narrow-heads and eels with an intermediate head shape. The aim was to see whether broad-headed A. anguilla, which generally consume harder, larger prey, such as crustaceans and fish, exerted greater bite force than the narrow-headed variant, which mainly consume soft, small prey such as chironomid larvae. It was found that in 99 yellow A. anguilla, in vivo bite force of broad-heads are higher compared with narrow-heads and intermediates.
Oorspronkelijke taal | Engels |
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Tijdschrift | Journal of Fish Biology |
Volume | 92 |
Exemplaarnummer | 1 |
Pagina's (van-tot) | 268-273 |
Aantal pagina’s | 6 |
ISSN | 0022-1112 |
DOI's | |
Publicatiestatus | Gepubliceerd - jan.-2018 |
Taxonomische lijst
- palingen (Anguillidae)