Epidermal sensory organs of moles, shrew-moles, and desmans: A study of the family Talpidae with comments on the function and evolution of Eimer's organ

Brain, Behavior and Evolution

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 146-174

  Catania, Kenneth C ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidermis; Insectivore; Mechanosensory; Skin; Tactile

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; EVOLUTION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; INSECTIVORE; MAMMAL; MECHANORECEPTOR; NONHUMAN; PREDATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOGNITION; SENSE ORGAN; SENSORY SYSTEM; SKIN SENSATION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; EVOLUTION; HUMANS; INSECTIVORA; MECHANORECEPTORS; MOLES; SKIN; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TOUCH;

CONDYLURA CRISTATA; MAMMALIA; MONOTREMATA; SORICIDAE; TALPIDAE; UROPSILUS;

EID: 0034531020     PISSN: 00068977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000047201     Document Type: Article

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