STREAMING BALEEN TANGLES TO TRAP FOOD

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Apr 2013 English Publisher:The Company of BiologistsJournal:Journal of Experimental Biology, volume 216, pages i-ii (issn: 0022-0949, eissn: 1477-9145,

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Authors: Kathryn, Knight;

doi: 10.1242/jeb.087445

pmid: 23607119

STREAMING BALEEN TANGLES TO TRAP FOOD

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Abstract

Diving and plunging through the waves to feed, some whales throw their jaws wide and engulf colossal mouthfuls of fish-laden water while other species simply coast along with their mouths agape (ram or skim feeding). Yet, both feeding styles rely on a remarkable substance in the whales' mouths to

Keywords

Bowhead Whale, Animal Structures, Animals, Keratins, Feeding Behavior

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