Cephalic morphology of Pythonichthys macrurus (Heterenchelyidae: Anguilliformes): Specializations for head-first burrowing

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 271, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1053-1065

  Eagderi, Soheil ^a,b   Adriaens, Dominique ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Anguilliformes; Burrowing behavior; Cranial morphology; Heterenchelyidae

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; EEL; HEAD; HISTOLOGY; HYOID BONE; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SKULL; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; EELS; HEAD; HYOID BONE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SKULL;

ANGUILLA ANGUILLA; ANGUILLIDAE; ANGUILLIFORMES; CREEDIIDAE; HETERENCHELYIDAE; MORINGUA EDWARDSI; MORINGUIDAE; OPHICHTHIDAE; PISODONOPHIS;

EID: 77955901714     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: 10974687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10852     Document Type: Article

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