Mathematical simulations of prey capture in an aqueous environment, tuned by observational data, have produced a fresh view of the forces generated by suction feeding in fishes.
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Dean, M., Summers, A. Fish feeding hardly a drag. Nature 445, 827–828 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/445827a
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