Abstract：
:The relationships between prey utilization and jaw biomechanics were explored in two Caribbean populations (La Parguera and Mona Island) of four trigger-fishes. The volumetric contribution of major prey types and six biomechanical features of the jaws that characterize biting strength were contrasted between populations. At Mona, Xanthichthys ringens ate 45% benthic organisms, whereas conspecifics at La Parguera fed exclusively on plankton. Balistes vetula at Mona consumed 63% soft and nonelusive invertebrates, in contrast to their La Parguera conspecifics, which consumed 62% hard prey. Differences in diet between populations were associated with differences in jaw biomechanics. Xanthichthys at Mona had jaw muscles, bones, and closing-lever ratios larger than those of fish at La Parguera, indicating a stronger bite. Balistes at Mona had 50% smaller jaw bones, muscles, and closing-lever ratios than their La Parguera conspecifics, indicating a weaker but swifter bite. Melichthys niger and Cantherhines macrocerus ate similar prey at the two locations and showed little difference in trophic anatomy. We hypothesize that the interpopulation differences in morphology are induced by the activities of feeding on different prey and enhance the feeding ability of fishes for locally dominant prey. Plasticity of the feeding mechanism may be a widespread attribute of fish feeding systems that promotes the ability of species to occupy multiple habitat types successfully.
journal_name
Oecologiajournal_title
Oecologiaauthors
Turingan RG,Wainwright PC,Hensley DAdoi
10.1007/BF00329796subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1995-06-01 00:00:00pages
296-304issue
3eissn
0029-8549issn
1432-1939pii
10.1007/BF00329796journal_volume
102pub_type
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