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  2. Aquatic feeding mechanisms - Wikipedia

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    Though suction feeding can be seen across fish species, those with more cranial kinesis show an increase in suction potential as a result of more complex skull linkages that allow greater expansion of the buccal cavity and thereby create a greater negative pressure. Most commonly, this is achieved by increasing the lateral expansion of the skull.

  3. Filter feeder - Wikipedia

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    The basking shark is a passive filter feeder, filtering zooplankton, small fish, and invertebrates from up to 2,000 tons of water per hour. [6] Unlike the megamouth and whale sharks, the basking shark does not appear to actively seek its quarry; but it does possess large olfactory bulbs that may guide it in the right direction.

  4. Limnology - Wikipedia

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    The term limnology was coined by François-Alphonse Forel (1841–1912) who established the field with his studies of Lake Geneva.Interest in the discipline rapidly expanded, and in 1922 August Thienemann (a German zoologist) and Einar Naumann (a Swedish botanist) co-founded the International Society of Limnology (SIL, from Societas Internationalis Limnologiae).

  5. Aquatic animal - Wikipedia

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    Aquatic animals are important to humans as a source of food (i.e. seafood) and as raw material for fodders (e.g. feeder fish and fish meal), pharmaceuticals (e.g. fish oil, krill oil, cytarabine and bryostatin) and various industrial chemicals (e.g. chitin and bioplastics, formerly also whale oil).

  6. Freshwater biology - Wikipedia

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    Birds that rely on freshwater habitats include birds such as kingfishers, flamingos, and various types of waterfowl. Many species rely on the plants in these freshwater environments for nesting material, habitat, and food. Additionally, freshwater birds act as a control for fish and insects in freshwater environments. [14]

  7. Bird feeding - Wikipedia

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    Bird feeding is the activity of feeding wild birds, often by means of bird feeders. With a recorded history dating to the 6th century, [ 1 ] the feeding of wild birds has been encouraged and celebrated in the United States and United Kingdom, with it being the United States' second most popular hobby having National Bird-Feeding Month ...

  8. Bird feeder - Wikipedia

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    Blue jay eating at a feeder Bird feeder in a garden. A birdfeeder, bird table, or tray feeder is a device placed outdoors to supply bird food to birds (bird feeding).The success of a bird feeder in attracting birds depends upon its placement and the kinds of foods offered, [1] as different species have different preferences.

  9. Pond life - Wikipedia

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    Frogs in a pond. Pond life is an umbrella term for all life forms found in ponds.Although there is considerable overlap with the species lists for small lakes and even slow-flowing rivers, pond life includes some species not found elsewhere, and as a biome it represents a unique assemblage of species.

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