In slow motion: radula motion pattern and forces exerted to the substrate in the land snail Cornu aspersum (Mollusca, Gastropoda) during feeding

The radula is the anatomical structure used for feeding in most species of Mollusca. Previous studies have revealed that radulae can be adapted to the food or the substrate the food lies on, but the real, in vivo forces exerted by this organ on substrates and the stresses that are transmitted by the...

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Main Authors: Wencke Krings, Taissa Faust, Alexander Kovalev, Marco Thomas Neiber, Matthias Glaubrecht, Stanislav Gorb
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Royal Society 2019-07-01
Series:Royal Society Open Science
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Online Access:https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsos.190222