… , and phylogenetic approaches to the evolution of feeding … feeding mechanisms and to
provide a foundation to the reader for future explorations of anatomy, biomechanics, and evolution …

… Functional morphology of … methods to reduce prey, suggesting that in elasmobranchs, the
concept of “many-to-one mapping” need be expanded to include more than just morphological …

… as morphologically conservative throughout their history. Here, … reveals structural and
functional features formerly known … this pivotal evolutionary transition from a feeding mechanism …

… ; (b) to infer a feeding mechanism in developing the concept of … Among elasmobranchs,
there are several cartilaginous … , one could wonder if the development of the LEM would not be …

… This study documents morphological variation within Elasmobranchii and potential form-function …
We categorised trophic ecology qualitatively as feeding mechanism (sensu Moss 18 ; …

… Modern sharks have an evolutionary history of at least 250 … on their functional traits, which
are typically morphological (… among the best indicators of feeding mechanism. Overall, the …

… During the last years, feeding mechanisms of sharks have been … This long period of evolution
has shaped diverse sets of … that LCs bear a strong functional signal. It is possible to use the …

… of niches during their evolutionary history. This resulted in the development of various feeding
mechanisms [4] … This provides an additional insight into the feeding mechanisms of sharks. …

… two elasmobranch lineages needed the least morphological … Megachasma has teeth with
large functional crowns and … differences in their filter feeding mechanisms. The gill rakers of …

… Here, we focus on the role of feeding ecology using a geometric … that morphological
segregation rather than competition has characterized lamniform and carcharhiniform evolution. …