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Fig. 6. Ram speed 120 ms prior to maximum gape versus average deceleration for 60 ms after maximum gape (A) and mean change in body angle along the z-axis for the final 80 ms of prey capture (20 ms prior to maximum gape plus 60 ms after maximum gape) (B) for bluegill sunfish (red circles) and largemouth bass (blue squares). Note that A is a log-log plot. For both bluegill (y=9.2776x-17.049; r²=0.43; P<0.0001) and largemouth bass (y=5.8397x+516.67; r²=0.31; P<0.01), an increase in ram speed 120 ms prior to maximum gape resulted in a significantly higher magnitude of deceleration following prey capture (A). For largemouth bass (y=0.1941x-11.158; r²=0.52; P<0.001), but not bluegill (y=0.0027x-0.4328; r²=0.005; P>0.5), an increase in ram speed 120 ms prior to maximum gape resulted in a greater change in body angle over the last 80 ms of prey capture (B).

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