The vascular morphology and in vivo muscle temperatures of thresher sharks (Alopiidae)

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 272, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1353-1364

  Patterson, James C ^a   Sepulveda, Chugey A ^b   Bernal, Diego ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

^b Pfleger Institute of Environmental Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Alopiidae; Endothermy; Heat exchangers; In vivo temperature; Lamniformes; Red muscle; Retia; Vascular morphology

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; AORTA; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL; BODY TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SHARK; SKELETAL MUSCLE; THERMOREGULATION; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALS; AORTA; BLOOD VESSELS; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; FEMALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SHARKS;

ALOPIAS PELAGICUS; ALOPIAS SUPERCILIOSUS; ALOPIAS VULPINUS; ALOPIIDAE; ALOPIINAE (ELASMOBRANCH); CHONDRICHTHYES; LAMNIFORMES;

EID: 80054032760     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: 10974687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10989     Document Type: Article

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