Abstract:The forces exerted by the animal’s food processing structures are important parameters in studying trophic specializations to specific food spectra. Even though molluscs represent the second largest animal phylum, exhibiting an incredible biodiversity accompanied by the establishment of distinct ecological niches including the foraging on a variety of ingesta types, only few studies have been previously focused on the biomechanical performance of their feeding organs. To lay a keystone for future research in t… Show more
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