Project:BB|3047
- Title
- Functional consequences and ecological implications of extreme morphological specialisation: design and function of the feeding apparatus in seahorses and pipefishes (Syngnathidae)
- Acronym
- URL
- http://www.fun-morph.ugent.be/Projects/Seahorses/Seahorses.htm
- StartDate
- 2006-01-01
- EndDate
- Amount
Abstract
Seahorses are very famous fishes, in contrast to the lack of knowledge on the morphology of them and their allies, the pipefishes. Current knowledge on the adaptive morphology of the feeding apparatus, in relation to the extremely fast suction feeding is lacking. This project aims to study the implications of extreme trophic specialisations on the functional and ecological versatility of feeding performance, and thus resilience to a changing environment.
Keywords
Syngnathidae, extreme adaptations, feeding
Classifications
Animal Systematics, Taxonomy and Phylogeny {Research discipline}
Animal Anatomy and Histology {Research discipline}
Marine and Coastal {Habitat type}
Actinopterygii {Taxonomical scope}
Fundings
| Name | Role | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| PhD grant | unknown |
People
| Name | Role | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leysen, Heleen | member | 2006-01-01 |
Orgunits
| Name | Role | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evolutionary Morphology of Vertebrates | member | 2006-01-01 |
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