Vision in the rufus snake eel, Ophichthus rufus: Adaptive mechanisms for a burrowing life-style

Marine Biology

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 167-174

  Bozzano, A ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BURROWING ORGANISM; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; EEL; VISION;

ANGUILLIFORMES; OPHICHTHINAE; OPHICHTHUS; OPHICHTHUS RUFUS; SERPENTES; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 0041629428     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-003-1032-9     Document Type: Article

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