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Scale Thickness Predicts Skin Puncture-Force Resistance in Three Pleuronectiform Fishes
In fishes, the skin and scales provide a physical barrier to the external environment and must withstand direct physical insult from biotic and abiotic features of the habitat. Flatfishes likely rely heavily on their scales for physical defense because they rest directly on the substrate. Using a fl...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2019
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7671105/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33791522 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/iob/obz005 |