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Journal of Experimental Biology, Vol 203, Issue 19 3033-3043, Copyright © 2000 by Company of Biologists
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LP Hernandez
Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA. phernandez@wesleyan.edu.
While a vast literature and long tradition of examining the scaling of locomotory function exists, scaling studies on feeding mechanics are relatively rare. A recent increase in research activity examining the scaling of feeding kinematics has led to conflicting results. These divergent findings may be due to the inherent differences in the biophysical systems being examined. The present study examines the role of growth in the scaling of feeding kinematics in an ontogenetic series of zebrafish, Danio rerio. Although many other studies have investigated aquatic feeding, this study represents the first to quantify detailed feeding kinematics in first-feeding larvae. This study examines both the effects of violating assumptions of geometric similarity when examining scaling relationships and the role water viscosity plays in molding scaling coefficients derived from feeding kinematics. The effects of Reynolds number, generally not relevant in vertebrate feeding studies, play a crucial role in determining scaling relationships in this species. Many scaling coefficients reflect the functional challenges of feeding at low Reynolds numbers. Moreover, scaling patterns in feeding mechanics often reflect allometric growth during early ontogeny. The advent of high-speed video recording (1000 frames s(-1)) now allows the kinematics of feeding at these small sizes to be rigorously examined.
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