Protrusion of the valvular intestine in captive smalltooth sawfish and comments on pristid gastrointestinal anatomy and intestinal valve types

Journal of Aquatic Animal Health

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 289-295

  Henningsen, Alan D ^a   Whitaker, Brent R ^a   Walker, Ian D ^a,b  

^a National Aquarium in Baltimore   (United States)

^b Bermuda Aquarium Museum and Zoo   (Bermuda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARCHARHINIDAE; CHONDRICHTHYES; ELASMOBRANCHII; PRISTIDAE; PRISTIS PECTINATA; PRISTIS PRISTIS;

EID: 24644440451     PISSN: 08997659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/H04-063.1     Document Type: Article

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