Anatomy of the ampullary electroreceptor in the freshwater stingray, Himantura signifer

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 1, 1997, Pages 101-107

  Raschi, William ^a   Keithan, Elaine D ^a   Rhee, William C H ^a  

^a BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIMANTURA SIGNIFER; POTAMOTRYGON MOTORO; POTAMOTRYGONIDAE;

EID: 0030968101     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1447844     Document Type: Article

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