The feeding apparatus of Chelus fimbriatus (Pleurodira; Chelidae) – adaptation perfected? (Q101402051)
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The feeding apparatus of Chelus fimbriatus (Pleurodira; Chelidae) – adaptation perfected? (English)
Michaela Gumpenberger
1Clinic of Radiology, University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna, Veterinärplatz 1, A-1210 Vienna, Austria
Richard Gemel
21st Zoological Department, Herpetological Section, Natural History Museum Vienna, Burgring 7, A-1010 Vienna, Austria
Patrick Lemell
3Department of Theoretical Biology, Morphology Section, Center for Organismal Systems Biology, University of Vienna, Althanstraße 14, A-1090 Vienna, Austria;, Email: p.lemell@vcc.at
Peter Snelderwaard
4Department of Behavioural Biology & Integrative Zoology, Institute of Biology Leiden, University Leiden, Kaiserstraat 63, NL-2311GP Leiden, The Netherlands
Josef Weisgram
5Department of Theoretical Biology, Morphology Section, Center for Organismal Systems Biology, University of Vienna, Althanstraße 14, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
Christian Josef Beisser
6Department of Theoretical Biology, Morphology Section, Center for Organismal Systems Biology, University of Vienna, Althanstraße 14, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
The feeding apparatus of the fringed turtle Chelus fimbriatus (Schneider, 1783) was studied to elucidate the feeding mechanics of an aquatic feeding specialist that has never been investigated in detail before, regarding gross morphology. (English)
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