Re: [RML] Food for thought

Craig Bingman (cbingman at netcom.com)
Mon, 16 Jun 1997 22:19:32 -0700 (PDT)

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> Meanwhile maybe we should also rethink our approach to diet by going back
> to basics like any examinations of stomach contents of wild-caught fish to
> provide some clues. Also the old dictum that "structure echoes function" -
> what are the external teeth on the lips of the trifasciatas for? Perhaps
> for grazing algae and benthic organisms from the rocks etc?

If anyone has data on the stomach contents of wild rainbows, I, for one,
would be a rapt audience. The wild ones are about 24 hours by fast plane
from where I live...

Craig

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