The paddlefish rostrum as an electrosensory organ: A novel adaptation for plankton feeding

BioScience

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 399-408

  Wilkens, Lon A ^a   Hofmann, Michael H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Ampullae of Lorenzini; Electrosense; Paddlefish; Planktivory; Rostrum

Indexed keywords

DAPHNIA; ELASMOBRANCHII; OSTEICHTHYES; POLYODON SPATHULA; POLYODONTIDAE (FISH);

EID: 34248393039     PISSN: 00063568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1641/B570505     Document Type: Article

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