A comparison of the external morphology of the membranous inner ear in Elasmobranchs

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 271, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 483-495

  Evangelista, Carla ^a   Mills, Morena ^a   Siebeck, Ulrike E ^a   Collin, Shaun P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Elasmobranch; Inner ear; Membranous labyrinth; Sacculus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELASMOBRANCHII; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HISTOLOGY; INNER EAR; MEMBRANE; ORGAN SIZE; PHYLOGENY; SEMICIRCULAR CANAL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; EAR, INNER; ELASMOBRANCHII; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MEMBRANES; ORGAN SIZE; PHYLOGENY; SEMICIRCULAR CANALS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

CARCHARHINIDAE; CHONDRICHTHYES; ELASMOBRANCHII;

EID: 77949280523     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: 10974687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10812     Document Type: Article

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