Here we present a protocol for minimally invasive surgical lesioning of muscles intrinsic to the feeding apparatus of the marine mollusk Aplysia californica to understand the roles of these muscles during feeding behavior.
Kehl, C., Chiel, H. J. A Minimally Invasive Lesion Technique for Muscles Intrinsic to the Odontophore of Aplysia californica. J. Vis. Exp. (150), e60030, doi:10.3791/60030 (2019).