Distribution and morphology of the ampullary organs of the salmontail catfish, Arius graeffei

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 239, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 97-105

  Whitehead, Darryl L ^a   Tibbetts, Ian R ^a   Daddow, Lina Y M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ampullary organ; Arius graeffei; Morphology

Indexed keywords

ARIUS; ARIUS GRAEFFEI; PYRUS COMMUNIS; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 0032920719     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-4687(199901)239:1<97::aid-jmor7>3.0.co;2-%23     Document Type: Article

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