Inter- and intraspecific variation in the distribution and number of pit organs (free neuromasts) of sharks and rays

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 256, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 89-102

  Peach, Meredith B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chondrichthyes; Elasmobranch; Lateral line; Neuromast; Pit organ; Sensory; Shark

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ELECTRIC FISH; HISTOLOGY; MECHANORECEPTOR; SENSE ORGAN; SHARK; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STAINING;

ANIMALS; MECHANORECEPTORS; SENSE ORGANS; SHARKS; SKATES (FISH); SPECIES SPECIFICITY; STAINING AND LABELING;

APTYCHOTREMA; APTYCHOTREMA ROSTRATA; ASYMBOLUS ANALIS; CHILOSCYLLIUM; CHILOSCYLLIUM PUNCTATUM; CHONDRICHTHYES; HEMISCYLLIUM; HEMISCYLLIUM OCELLATUM; HETERODONTUS; HETERODONTUS PORTUSJACKSONI; MYLIOBATIS; MYLIOBATIS AUSTRALIS; ORECTOLOBUS; ORECTOLOBUS MACULATUS; PAVORAJA NITIDA; PRISTIOPHORUS; RAJA; RAJA SP.; RHINOBATOS; RHINOBATOS TYPUS; TRYGONORRHINA;

EID: 0037377822     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10078     Document Type: Article

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