The influence of season and the tidal cycle on division of labour by the radula during feeding in the estuarine brooding gastropod Crepipatella dilatata (Calyptraeidae)
Abstract:The brooding gastropod Crepipatella dilatata can feed by scraping the substrate with the radula and by suspensionfeeding, which also requires use of the radula. There is a "division of labour" for the radula among three discrete tasks associated with feeding: (1) removing mucous balls from the food pouch; (2) transferring the mucous cord from the neck channel to the mouth (both components of suspension-feeding); (3) scraping the substrate. We hypothesised that the proportion of time used for each feeding activ… Show more
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