Date of Award
1971
Document Type
Thesis
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
October 2026
Abstract
Development of the buccopharyngeal apparatus from a generalized gill to a complex filtering mechanism is described for: Mugil cephalus, 4.9 mm - 52.0 mm SL (standard length); M. curema, 2.4 mm TL (total length) - 70.0 mm SL; and M. trichodon, 19.5 mm- 27.8 mm SL. Sequential development of the teeth and the elements in the buccopharyngeal structure are described. The gut tract , food, and feeding habits of the three species are considered in reference to the culture of young mugilids. Eighteen figures, three tables.
Extent
89 p.
Recommended Citation
COWART, CAROL ANNE, "COMPARATIVE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FEEDING MECHANISM IN THREE SPECIES OF WESTERN ATLANTIC MULLET (PISCES: MUGILIDAE)" (1971). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1970 - 1979. 47.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general_2/47
Identifier
FADT13450
Comments
Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1971.|Charles E. Schmidt College of Science|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1971.