Stomach as an additional respiratory organ, as exemplified by ancistrus multispinnis (Couvier et valenciennes, 1937), siluriformes, teleostei

Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 73-79

  Satora, Leszek ^a   Winnicki, Aleksander ^b  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b WEST POMERANIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANCISTRUS MULTISPINIS; MAMMALIA; SALAMANDROIDEA; SILURIFORMES; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 60049093780     PISSN: 01371592     EISSN: 17341515     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3750/AIP2000.30.1.06     Document Type: Article

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