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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Durophagy"”.
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Analysing the evolution of brain size in three clades of carnivora using model selection
… and fossorial) and dietary (cephalopods and durophagy) factors were associated with the evolution of brain size. Further, body mass was associated with environmental factors (arboreal and fossorial), dietary factors (cephalopods, durophagy, fish and insects), and activity time (nocturnal and …
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Dactyls reveal evolutionary patterns in decapod crustaceans
… to infer both claw function and the degree of durophagy in crabs. Predation intensities in subfossil and fossil crab assemblages also may be inferred by using frequencies of dactyl handedness reversals as proxies for nonlethal attacks and predatory fractures as proxies for total attacks (both …
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Extinction and recovery dynamics of Triassic-Jurassic macro-invertebrate communities
… to new trophic niches during the Triassic, like durophagy, presumably increased predation pressure and drove the increase in benthic infaunalisation. This series of adaptation could be potentially associated with the Marine Mesozoic Revolution.
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Investigating Predation in the Fossil Record: Modern Analogs
… species, yet little is known about the role of durophagy in the evolution of the limpet shell. Feeding trials using three common species of Pacific Northwest limpets (Lottia digitalis, L. pelta and Tectura scutum) were conducted to assess how different shell morphologies affect mortality and …