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神経筋肉のパターンと魚のトロフィック専門化の起源

G V Lauder

    Science (New York, N.Y.)
    |March 11, 1983
    PubMed
    まとめ

    軟体動物を食べる太陽魚 (Lepomis microlophus) は,獲物を潰すための特殊な喉頭筋活動を示しています. このユニークな神経筋肉プログラムは,その親類とは異なり,軟体動物を効率的に消費するために進化しました.

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