Armored eyes of the whale shark

This report elaborates on adaptations of the eyes of the whale shark Rhincodon typus (Elasmobranchii, Rhincodontidae), including the discovery that they are covered with dermal denticles, which is a novel mechanism of eye protection in vertebrates. The eye denticle differs in morphology from that of...

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Autores principales: Tomita, Taketeru, Murakumo, Kiyomi, Komoto, Shinya, Dove, Alistair, Kino, Masakatsu, Miyamoto, Kei, Toda, Minoru
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2020
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7323965/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32598385
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0235342

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7323965/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32598385
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0235342

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