Brain and sense organ anatomy and histology of the Falkland Islands Mullet, Eleginops maclovinus (Eleginopidae), the sister group of the Antarctic notothenioid fishes (Perciformes: Notothenioidei)

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 269, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 84-103

  Eastman, Joseph T ^a   Lannoo, Michael J ^b  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Indiana University   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain histology; Cephalic lateral line system; Olfactory system; Retinal histology

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRANIAL NERVE; CYTOLOGY; EYE; FALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS); HISTOLOGY; LATERAL LINE SYSTEM; NOSE; PHYLOGENY; RETINA; SENSE ORGAN; SMEGMAMORPHA; SPINAL CORD;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CRANIAL NERVES; EYE; FALKLAND ISLANDS; LATERAL LINE SYSTEM; NOSE; PHYLOGENY; RETINA; SENSE ORGANS; SMEGMAMORPHA; SPINAL CORD;

ARTEDIDRACONIDAE; BATHYDRACONIDAE; DOLLOIDRACO; DOLLOIDRACO LONGEDORSALIS; ELEGINOPIDAE; ELEGINOPS; ELEGINOPS MACLOVINUS; NOTOTHENIIDAE; NOTOTHENIOIDEI; PERCIFORMES; PISCES; PLEURAGRAMMA ANTARCTICUM; POGONOPHRYNE;

EID: 37649007895     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: 10974687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10571     Document Type: Article

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