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Hagfish predatory behaviour and slime defence mechanism

Hagfishes (Myxinidae), a family of jawless marine pre-vertebrates, hold a unique evolutionary position, sharing a joint ancestor with the entire vertebrate lineage. They are thought to fulfil primarily the ecological niche of scavengers in the deep ocean. However, we present new footage from baited...

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Autores principales: Zintzen, Vincent, Roberts, Clive D., Anderson, Marti J., Stewart, Andrew L., Struthers, Carl D., Harvey, Euan S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3216612/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22355648
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep00131