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Eating tough stuff with floppy jaws - how do freshwater rays eat crabs, insects, and mollusks?

By Matt Kolmann
Backed by Mommom & Poppop Kolmann, James Weaver, Alia Dajani, Dana Dajani, James Titus, Amber Ferguson, Rania Husseini, Gloria Topczynski, Nicole Magda, Neil Aschliman, and 26 other backers
University of Toronto
Canada
BiologyMaterials Science
DOI: 10.18258/7137
Grant: Sharks, Skates, and RaysGrant: Sharks, Skates, and Rays
$3,914
Raised of $3,760 Goal
104%
Funded on 7/10/16
Successfully Funded
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Lab Notes

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introductionbackgroundstingraysAmazonbiogeographypalynologymolecular phylogeneticsfossilsfield workfield researchBiodiversity HotspotsGuyanafinchesDarwintheory
Our first paper on chewing in floppy-jawed critters is out!
November 3, 2016
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A hearty thanks from a floppy-jawed-fish zoologist
July 15, 2016
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So what about rays that feed on mollusks?
June 28, 2016
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Catching rays (not the solar kind) in South America
June 21, 2016
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Freshwater rays: a study system for adaptive evolution?
June 12, 2016
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Part Dos - Why the hell are there stingrays in the Amazon?!
June 11, 2016
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'Viva la evolución!' Stingrays invaded South America
June 10, 2016
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