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filter feeding: References & Edit History

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Assorted References

major reference
- In feeding behaviour: Types of food procurement
animal adaptation
- In animal: Evolution of ecological roles
- In invertebrate digestive system: Tubular systems
bivalves
- In mollusk: Importance to humans
- In bivalve: Ecology and habitats
evolution in baleen whales
- In Llanocetus denticrenatus
lamp shells
- In lamp shells: Behaviour and ecology
megamouth sharks
- In megamouth shark
protozoans
- In protozoan: Mechanisms of food ingestion
sponges
- In sponge: Feeding and digestion
whale sharks
- In whale shark: Body structure

Article Contributors

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The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica

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Shiveta Singh

Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Animals - What is Filter Feeding?	Shiveta Singh	May 29, 2008
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998