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This is a Animal Study study (also classified as: Observational).

Testing the Impact of Prey Presentation Method on the Feeding Kinematics of Terrestrial and Aquatic Ambystomatidae

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Research finds changes in prey presentation impact feeding kinematics in aquatic salamanders, suggesting varying control mechanisms.

Changes in prey presentation directly affect suction feeding kinematics, while terrestrial feeding remains unchanged.
Suction feeding with suspended prey shows wider mouth opening, increased speed, and larger head angle compared to substrate presentation.
We compared feeding kinematics using both aquatic and terrestrial salamanders across different presentation methods.
This highlights the importance of understanding prey presentation in studies focusing on feedforward control mechanisms.

Toussaint‐Lardé et al. (2025) studied this question.

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