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The evolution of scale sensilla in the transition from land to sea in elapid snakes
Scale sensilla are small tactile mechanosensory organs located on the head scales of many squamate reptiles (lizards and snakes). In sea snakes and sea kraits (Elapidae: Hydrophiinae), these scale organs are presumptive scale sensilla that purportedly function as both tactile mechanoreceptors and po...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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The Royal Society
2016
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4929937/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27278646 http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsob.160054 |