ERIC Number: EJ409418
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Publication Date: 1990
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Suspension-Feeding Vertebrates.
Sanderson, S. Laurie; Wassersug, Richard
Scientific American, v262 n3 p96-101 Mar 1990
Described are animals that can filter their food out of the water. Various structures modified to strain plankton and small animals from water are detailed. The adaptive significance of these structures is discussed. (CW)
Descriptors: Anatomy, Animals, Biological Sciences, Biology, College Science, Eating Habits, Ecology, Evolution, Food, Physiology, Postsecondary Education, Science Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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