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Models of hydrodynamic flow in the bowhead whale filter feeding apparatusAlexander J Werth
Department of Biology, Hampden Sydney College, Hampden Sydney, VA 23943, USA
J Exp Biol 207:3569-80. 2004....
Odontocete suction feeding: Experimental analysis of water flow and head shapeAlexander J Werth
Department of Biology, Hampden Sydney College, Hampden Sydney, Virginia 23943, USA
J Morphol 267:1415-28. 2006..Principal limitations of the experimental and mathematical simulations include assumption of a stationary odontocete with static (open or closed) jaws and potential scaling issues with differently sized heads and gapes...
Adaptations of the cetacean hyolingual apparatus for aquatic feeding and thermoregulationAlexander J Werth
Department of Biology, Hampden Sydney College, Hampden Sydney, Virginia 23943, USA
Anat Rec (Hoboken) 290:546-68. 2007..All cetacean tongues also function in prey transport and swallowing. These hyolingual musculoskeletal differences are unique cetacean anatomical adaptations for foraging entirely in an aquatic environment...
