Morphology predicts suction feeding performance in centrarchid fishes
- A. M. Carroll, P. Wainwright, Stephen H Huskey, D. Collar, R. Turingan
- Environmental Science, BiologyJournal of Experimental Biology
- 15 October 2004
A morphological model of force transmission in the fish head was developed and parameterized with measurements from individual fish to reveal a direct trade-off between morphological requirements of feeding on larger prey and the ability to generate subambient pressure while suction feeding on elusive prey.
Phase-shift in coral reef communities in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS), USA
- R. J. Maliao, R. Turingan, Junda Lin
- Environmental Science
- 18 April 2008
These results suggest that the prevailing gradient of predictor variables may have influenced the structuring of coral reef communities at a spatial scale larger than the individual reef, and it is conceivable that these predictor variables exerted influence for a long time rather than being a recent event.
Performance of community-based coastal resource management (CBCRM) programs in the Philippines: A meta-analysis
- R. J. Maliao, R. Pomeroy, R. Turingan
- Environmental Science
- 1 September 2009
Ontogeny of suction feeding capacity in snook, Centropomus undecimalis.
- P. Wainwright, Stephen H Huskey, R. Turingan, A. M. Carroll
- BiologyJournal of Experimental Zoology Part A…
- 1 March 2006
The ontogeny of suction feeding performance, as measured by peak suction generating capacity, was studied in the common snook, Centropomus undecimalis, and no scaling was found in peak suctions generated by 12 snook ranging from 94 to 314 mm SL, supporting the prediction from morphology.
Ecomorphological relationships among Caribbean tetraodontiform fishes
- R. Turingan
- Environmental Science
- 1 July 1994
The diversity of feeding behaviours and the wide range of feeding habits among fishes in the order Tetraodontiformes illustrate the versatility of the oral jaw apparatus as a single functional feeding system in fishes.
Intraspecific variation in Gape–prey size Relationships and Feeding Success During Early Ontogeny in Red Drum, Sciaenops Ocellatus
- J. Krebs, R. Turingan
- Environmental ScienceEnvironmental Biology of Fishes
- 2004
It is hypothesized that besides gape size, the development of other features of the feeding mechanism influences prey-capture performance prior to settlement in marine fishes and on less developed, pre-metamorphic fish.
The effects of zooplankton swimming behavior on prey-capture kinematics of red drum larvae, Sciaenops ocellatus
- J. Beck, R. Turingan
- Environmental Science
- 9 January 2007
Interestingly, the feeding repertoire within either stage of red drum development was not affected by prey type, and all zooplankton prey, except rotifers and ciliates, increased their swimming velocity in the presence of a red drum larva.
Trajectories and magnitude of change in coral reef fish populations in Philippine marine reserves: a meta-analysis
- R. J. Maliao, Alan T. White, A. Maypa, R. Turingan
- Environmental ScienceCoral reefs
- 29 July 2009
The magnitude and trajectory of change in fish density following the establishment of Philippine marine reserves are influenced by (1) functional groups of fishes under consideration, (2) size and age of the reserve, and (3) level of enforcement of the regulatory mechanisms necessary to sustain a marine reserve.
Morphological and functional bases of durophagy in the queen triggerfish, Balistes vetula (Pisces, tetraodontiformes)
- R. Turingan, P. Wainwright
- Biology, Environmental ScienceJournal of morphology
- 1 February 1993
B. vetula combines primitive behaviors and motor patterns with specialized morphology (strong teeth, robust jaws, and hypertrophied adductor muscles) and a novel behavior (blowing) to exploit armored prey such as sea urchins molluscs, and crabs.
Intralocality Variation in Feeding Biomechanics and Prey Use in Archosargus probatocephalus (Teleostei, Sparidae), with Implications for the Ecomorphology of Fishes
- M. Cutwa, R. Turingan
- Environmental Science, BiologyEnvironmental Biology of Fishes
- 1 October 2000
It is hypothesized that intralocality differences in food habits have induced the development of feeding morphologies that enhance the ability of A. probatocephalus to successfully exploit locally dominant prey resources within the estuary to buffer the species from the adverse effects of settling on heterogeneous habitats that contain variable prey resources.
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