Solitary chemosensory cells: Why do primary aquatic vertebrates need another taste system?

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 110-114

  Kotrschal, Kurt ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GADIDAE; GAIDROPSARIDAE; PISCES; TELEOSTEI; TRIGLIDAE; TURDUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0030062535     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0169-5347(96)81088-3     Document Type: Review

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