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Sophisticated particle-feeding in a large early Cambrian crustacean

Authors :
Harvey, Thomas H.P.
Butterfield, Nicholas J.
Source :
Nature. April 17, 2008, Vol. 452 Issue 7189, p868, 4 p.
Publication Year :
2008

Abstract

Most Cambrian arthropods employed simple feeding mechanisms requiring only low degrees of appendage differentiation (1-3). In contrast, post-Cambrian crustaceans exhibit a wide diversity of feeding specializations and possess avast ecological [...]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00280836
Volume :
452
Issue :
7189
Database :
Gale General OneFile
Journal :
Nature
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsgcl.189748564