The mechanism of ultraplanktonic entrapment in anuran larvae.

Abstract:

:Tadpoles of several different genera were fed graded suspensions of uniform polystyrene particles to determine the lower size limit of particles that could be ingested. Certain tadpoles can extract suspended particles as small as 0.126 μ in diameter from the water. In terms of particle size, this is an efficiency comparable to the best mechanical sieves that can currently be produced by man. A mechanism for ultrasplanktonic entrapment is proposed on the basis of scanning electron micrographs of the secretory ridges in the branchial food traps of Rana catesbeiana before and after feeding. Xenopus tadpoles in yeast suspensions modify their clearance and buccal pumping rates in response to varying food concentrations. This may be an adaptation for maintaining a constant input of food mass to the tissues that extract the food from the water. Variability in the lower size limit of filterable particles among tadpoles of different genera correlates with the availability of suspended matter in the microhabitat where these tadpoles may be found.

journal_name

J Morphol

journal_title

Journal of morphology

authors

Wassersug R

doi

10.1002/jmor.1051370303

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1972-07-01 00:00:00

pages

279-287

issue

3

eissn

0362-2525

issn

1097-4687

journal_volume

137

pub_type

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