Department

Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

12-1-2020

Abstract

We discovered that knifefish (Apteronotus albifrons) during suction feeding can produce millimeter-sized cavitation bubbles and flow accelerations up to ~ 450 times the acceleration of gravity. Knifefish may use this powerful suction-induced cavitation to cause physical damage on prey hiding in narrow refuges, therefore facilitating capture.

Journal Title

Scientific Reports

Journal ISSN

2045-2322

Volume

10

Issue

1

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1038/s41598-020-75788-x

Comments

This article received funding through Kennesaw State University's Faculty Open Access Publishing Fund, supported by the KSU Library System and KSU Office of Research.

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