Fig. 3From: The influence of season and the tidal cycle on division of labour by the radula during feeding in the estuarine brooding gastropod Crepipatella dilatata (Calyptraeidae)Crepipatella dilatata (males only). Radular activity during the tidal cycle in autumn (May, extrusions h−1; mean ± SD; n = 14 animals), winter (August, extrusions h−1; mean ± SD; n = 14 animals), spring (November, extrusions h−1; mean ± SD; n = 14 animals). a, d, g Removing the mucous ball from the food pouch; b, e, h extracting the mucous cord from the neck canal and transferring it to the mouth; c, f, i rasping the substrateBack to article page