Chapter
6 Feeding and Digestion in Elasmobranchs: Tying Diet and Physiology Together
Abstract
1.Introduction2.Feeding Habits of Elasmobranchs2.1.Techniques for Studying Elasmobranch Diets2.2.Elasmobranch Diet Composition and Dietary Shifts2.3.Food Consumption Rates and Gastric Evacuation3.Elasmobranch Gastrointestinal Tract Anatomy3.1.The Buccal Cavity, Pharynx, and Associated Structures3.2.The Esophagus3.3.The Stomach3.4.The Intestine and Associated Structures3.5.The Colon, Rectum, and Rectal Gland3.6.Ontogeny of the Gastrointestinal …
Authors
Bucking C
Book title
Physiology of Elasmobranch Fishes: Internal Processes
Series
Fish Physiology
Volume
34
Pagination
pp. 347-394
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
2015
DOI
10.1016/b978-0-12-801286-4.00006-x