We review the origins, prominent innovations, and major patterns of diversification in suction
feeding by vertebrates. Non-vertebrate chordates and larval lamprey suspension-feed by …

Suction feeding is pervasive among aquatic vertebrates, and our understanding of the
functional morphology and biomechanics of suction feeding has recently been advanced by …

Suction-feeding fishes capture food by fast and forceful expansion of the mouth cavity, and
axial muscles probably provide substantial power for this feeding behavior. Dorsal …

Speciation is a multifaceted process that involves numerous aspects of the biological
sciences and occurs for multiple reasons. Ecology plays a major role, including both abiotic …

Research on suction-feeding performance has mostly focused on measuring individual
underlying components such as suction pressure, flow velocity, ram or the effects of suction …

The demand that anatomical structures work together to perform biological functions is
thought to impose strong limits on morphological evolution. Breakthroughs in diversification …

The Carboniferous (358.9 to 298.9 Ma) saw the emergence of marine ecosystems
dominated by modern vertebrate groups, including abundant stem-group holocephalans …

Organisms are comprised of many interacting parts, and an increased number or
specialization of those parts leads to greater complexity and the necessity for increased …

Trade-offs caused by the use of an anatomical apparatus for more than one function are
thought to be an important constraint on evolution. However, whether multifunctionality …

The fish feeding apparatus is among the most diverse functional systems in vertebrates.
While morphological and mechanical variations of feeding systems are well studied, we …