Histology of selected tissues of the leopard seal and implications for functional adaptations to an aquatic lifestyle

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 209, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 179-199

  Gray, Rachael ^a,b   Canfield, Paul ^a   Rogers, Tracey ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Australian Marine Mammal Research Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antarctic; Hydrurga leptonyx; Marine mammal; Microscopic anatomy; Phocid

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL ANATOMY; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTARCTICA; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; ENDOCARDIUM; EPIDERMIS; ESOPHAGUS MUCOSA; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HISTOLOGY; KERATINIZATION; LAMINA PROPRIA; LUNG ALVEOLUS; LYMPH FOLLICLE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MICROSCOPIC ANATOMY; MORPHOLOGICAL ADAPTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURKINJE CELL; SEAL; SEBACEOUS GLAND; SMOOTH MUSCLE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STAINING; TISSUE SECTION;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; ANTARCTIC REGIONS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; HEART; INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM; LUNG; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; MYOCARDIUM; SEALS, EARLESS; URINARY TRACT;

CETACEA; HYDRURGA LEPTONYX; MAMMALIA; PHOCIDAE; PINNIPEDIA;

EID: 33746596513     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: 14697580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2006.00591.x     Document Type: Article

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