University of South Florida Scholar Commons Graduate Theses and Dissertations Graduate School 7-7-2014 Feeding performance of king mackerel, Scomberomorus cavalla Amber Rose Ferguson University of South Florida,
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[email protected]. Feeding Performance of King Mackerel, Scomberomorus cavalla. by Amber R. Ferguson A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science Department of Integrative Biology College of Arts and Sciences University of South Florida Major Professor: Philip Motta, Ph.D. Stephen Deban, Ph.D. Daniel Huber, Ph.D. Date of Approval: July 7, 2014 Keywords: Bite force, predator force, prey force, speed, bite pressure Copyright © 2014, Amber R. Ferguson ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I would like to thank many people and institutions that contributed to this study. Thanks to my committee P. Motta, D. Huber, and S. Deban for their contributions and guidance and reviewing drafts of this thesis. Many thanks to Captain D. Zalewski, Captain P. Tedrick, A. Schilling, and K. Ecker for help with collecting specimens and data. Thanks to H. Ferguson, L. Habegger, C. Stinson, and J.