Chew on this: Oral jaw shape is not correlated with diet type in loricariid catfishes
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0277102
Abstract: The correlation between form and function is influenced by biomechanical constraints, natural selection, and ecological interactions. In many species of suction-feeding fishes, jaw shape has shown to be closely associated with diet. However, these correlations… read more here.
Keywords: diet type; jaw shape; loricariid catfishes; shape ... See more keywords