Morphological and biomechanical changes of the feeding apparatus in developing southern flounder, Paralichthys lethostigma

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 269, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1169-1180

  Francis Jr , Austin W ^a,b   Turingan, Ralph G ^a  

^a Florida Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asymmetry; Biomechanics; Feeding; Metamorphosis; Ontogeny; Pleuronectiformes

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; EATING; EYE; FLOUNDER; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEAD; HISTOLOGY; JAW; METAMORPHOSIS; MOUTH; PHYSIOLOGY; SKULL;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; EATING; EYE; FLOUNDER; HEAD; JAW; METAMORPHOSIS, BIOLOGICAL; MOUTH; SKULL;

PARALICHTHYS LETHOSTIGMA; PLEURONECTIFORMES; PLEURONECTOIDEI;

EID: 53549133113     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: 10974687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10631     Document Type: Article

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