Anatomy and functional morphology of the feeding apparatus of the lesser electric ray, Narcine brasiliensis (Elasmobranchii: Batoidea)

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 262, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 462-483

  Dean, Mason N ^a,b   Motta, Philip J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Batoids; Decoupling; Elasmobranch; Jaw protrusion; Torpediniformes

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; EATING; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; JAW; MALE; MOUTH; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; TORPEDO;

ANIMALS; EATING; FEMALE; JAW; MALE; MOUTH; PHYLOGENY; TORPEDO;

ANIMALIA; ANNELIDA; BATOIDEA; CHONDRICHTHYES; DISCOPYGE OMMATA; ELASMOBRANCHII; NARCINE; NARCINE BRASILIENSIS; ORECTOLOBUS; ORECTOLOBUS MACULATUS; PISCES; POLYCHAETA; PRISTIDAE; TORPEDINIDAE; TORPEDINIFORMES; TORPEDO;

EID: 4444242060     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10245     Document Type: Article

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