MODERN CLASSICS

Several species  of freshwater sunfishes and basses (Family Centrarchidae) have been used to understand fish physiology, mechanics, ecology, and evolution, creating a strong foundation upon which to ask new questions.  

 

We take advantage of this system to ask: 

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• How do fish integrate swimming (body movement) and feeding (face movement) to successfully capture prey? 

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• How do short and long term influences perturb these interactions? For example, fin damage, inter-individual variation, flow demands, etc.

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• How does variation in performance behaviors affect interactions with other organisms, including prey, predators, competitors, humans, etc.?

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