The distribution, density and three-dimensional histomorphology of Pacinian corpuscles in the foot of the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) and their potential role in seismic communication

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 211, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 428-435

  Bouley, D M ^a   Alarcon C N ^a   Hildebrandt, T ^b   O'Connell Rodwell, C E ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR ZOO AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Elephant communication; Elephant foot; Pacinian corpuscle; Seismic waves

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELEPHANT; ENCAPSULATION; FOREFOOT; HINDLIMB; HISTOLOGY; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PACINI CORPUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TISSUE STRUCTURE;

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; ELEPHANTS; FOOT; FORELIMB; HINDLIMB; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MECHANORECEPTORS; MICROTOMY; SENSATION; SOUND; WEIGHT-BEARING;

ELEPHANTIDAE; ELEPHAS MAXIMUS; LOXODONTA AFRICANA; VIBRIO;

EID: 34648843558     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: 14697580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2007.00792.x     Document Type: Article

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