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Fig. 3

From: Ontogenetic plasticity in cranial morphology is associated with a change in the food processing behavior in Alpine newts

Fig. 3

Exemplary snapshots of food processing in three different morphotypes of I. alpestris: a mandible-palate chewing in late-larval morphotype (LLM), b tongue-palate rasping in mid-metamorphic morphotype (MMM), and c tongue-palate rasping in the post-metamorphic morphotype (PMM). Note the similar prey processing patterns of mid-metamorphic morphotype and the post-metamorphic morphotype versus the distinct pattern of late-larval morphotype. The arrows point to the position of the prey item when it is visible from the outside

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Frontiers in Zoology

ISSN: 1742-9994