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Details for article 32 of 181 found articles
| Title: |
Cleansing mechanisms of caprellid amphipods (Crustacea) from North America |
| Author: |
Caine, Edsel A. |
| Appeared in: |
Marine & freshwater behaviour & physiology |
| Paging: | Volume 4 (1976) nr. 2 pages 161-169 |
| Year: |
1976 |
| Contents: |
There are three cleaning mechanisms utilized by intact caprellids separable by the body region being cleansed: antennae, mouthparts, and the remainder of the body. Antennal cleansing is a function of the first gnathopods and maxill'ipeds, mouthpart cleaning utilizes all of the mouthparts, and body cleansing relies solely on the first gnathopods. Behaviorally, filter feeders groom and feed approximately as much as predators, but filter feeders cleanse their entire body whereas predators primarily cleanse only both pair of antenna. The possibility that filter feeding was evolutionarily derived from cleaning activities is proposed. |
| Publisher: |
Taylor & Francis |
| Source file: |
Elektronische Wetenschappelijke Tijdschriften |
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