Asymmetric mandibles of water-scavenger larvae improve feeding effectiveness on right-handed snails

Am Nat. 2003 Dec;162(6):811-4. doi: 10.1086/378903. Epub 2003 Dec 19.

Authors

Toshio Inoda¹, Yoshiyuki Hirata, Shinji Kamimura

Affiliation

¹ Department of Life Sciences, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo, Komaba 3-8-1, Meguro, Tokyo 153-8902, Japan.

PMID: 14737717
DOI: 10.1086/378903

No abstract available

Publication types

Comparative Study

MeSH terms

Animal Structures / anatomy & histology*
Animals
Coleoptera / anatomy & histology
Coleoptera / physiology*
Feeding Behavior / physiology*
Food Chain*
Functional Laterality / physiology
Japan
Larva / anatomy & histology
Snails / physiology