BIO120H1 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Shoebill, Protopterus, Dependent And Independent Variables
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The most prominent feature of the balaeniceps rex, also known as the shoebill, is its large, wide bill. The bill ends with a hooked tip, and the sides of the upper bill are bent with sharp edges (buxton et al. The hooked bill measures on average 20cm long and 10cm wide (leipzig 1968). The balaeniceps rex only resides in the african papyrus swamps (leipzig 1968), where it hunts for its prey in shallow waters with mud and low-lying vegetation (bardwell et al. African lungfish, along with catfish, turtles, and water snakes (buxton et al. Studies of species with similar-shaped bills have tested for the presence of a relationship between bill structure and prey size. I would like to investigate the effect, if any, of the bill structure on the feeding rates of. Balaeniceps rex to determine if the bill is an adaptation for feeding.
