Morphology of the pharyngeal cavity, especially the surface ultrastructure of gill arches and gill rakers in relation to the feeding ecology of the catfish Rita rita (Siluriformes, Bagridae)

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 265, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 197-208

  Kumari, Usha ^a   Yashpal, Madhu ^a   Mittal, Swati ^a   Mittal, Ajay Kumar ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Carnivorous catfish; Gill arches; Gill rakers; Pharyngeal cavity; Rita rita; SEM

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATFISH; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GILL; HISTOLOGY; PHARYNX; PHYSIOLOGY; TASTE BUD; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CATFISHES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GILLS; PHARYNX; TASTE BUDS;

BAGRIDAE; RITA RITA; SILURIFORMES;

EID: 24944581329     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10350     Document Type: Article

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