Diversification of Brain and Sense Organ Morphology in Antarctic Dragonfishes (Perciformes: Notothenioidei: Bathydraconidae)

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 258, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 130-150

  Eastman, Joseph T ^a   Lannoo, Michael J ^b  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain histology; Cephalic lateral line system; Retinal histology; Saccular otolith

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANTARCTICA; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CHOROID; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE ANATOMY; EVOLUTION; EYE; HISTOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; OLFACTORY SYSTEM; PERCIFORMES; RETINA; SENSE ORGAN; TASTE BUD; VESTIBULE;

ANATOMY, COMPARATIVE; ANIMALS; ANTARCTIC REGIONS; BRAIN; CHOROID; EVOLUTION; EYE; OLFACTORY PATHWAYS; OTOLITHIC MEMBRANE; PERCIFORMES; RETINA; SENSE ORGANS; TASTE BUDS;

AKAROTAXIS; AKAROTAXIS NUDICEPS; ANGUILLIFORMES; BATHYDRACONIDAE; GADIDAE; GYMNODRACO ACUTICEPS; LIPARIDAE (FISHES); NOTOTHENIOIDEI; PERCIFORMES; PISCES; PRIONODRACO;

EID: 0142071699     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10140     Document Type: Article

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