Project:BB|746
- Title
- Evolutionary adaptiveness for a highly gespecialised feeding niche: algae scraping in tropical catfish
- Acronym
- URL
- StartDate
- 2004-01-01
- EndDate
- 2007-12-31
- Amount
Abstract
In this project the evolution towards a highly gespecialised feeding apparatus, i.e. that for algae scraping by means of a sucker muth, will be studied. Such a high level of specialized feeding has only been observed in tadpoles and tropical catfishes. With a multidisciplinary approach, this projects objectives are to study the ontogeny, function and evolution of such an algae scraping apparatus in three families of tropical catfishes.
Keywords
algae scraping, south american catfishes, trophic adaptations
People
| Name | Role | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huysentruyt, Frank | member | 2004-01-01 | 2007-12-31 |
| Adriaens, Dominique | promotor |
Orgunits
| Name | Role | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evolutionary Morphology of Vertebrates | leader |
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