Anatomy and muscle activity of the dorsal fins in bamboo sharks and spiny dogfish during turning maneuvers

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 274, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1288-1298

  Maia, Anabela ^a   Wilga, Cheryl D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Elasmobranchs; Electromyography; Functional morphology; Inclinator dorsalis muscle; Maneuvering

Indexed keywords

CERATOTRICHIA; CHONDRICHTHYES; ELASMOBRANCHII; HEMISCYLLIIDAE; SQUALIDAE; SQUALUS ACANTHIAS;

EID: 84885844639     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: 10974687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.20179     Document Type: Article

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