Bifunctional Role of the Sternohyoideus Muscle During Suction Feeding in Striped Surfperch, Embiotoca lateralis

Lomax, JJ; Martinson, TF; Jimenez, YE; Brainerd, EL

Lomax, JJ (corresponding author), Brown Univ, Dept Ecol & Evolutionary Biol, Providence, RI 02906 USA.; Lomax, JJ (corresponding author), Univ Washington, Friday Harbor Labs, Friday Harbor, WA 98250 USA.

INTEGRATIVE ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY, 2020; 2 (1):

Abstract

In ray-finned fishes, the sternohyoideus (SH) is among the largest muscles in the head region and, based on its size, can potentially contribute to th......

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