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Sexual and Ontogenetic Dimorphisms in the Anterior Lateral Line Nerve of the Yellow Singray, Urobatis jamaicensis
Type: Text
Year: 2017, 2017, 2017, 2017
Member of: FAU Undergraduate Student Research
Contributors: Kajiura, Stephen M., Kramer, Katie, Newton, Kyle C.
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University
Description: To fully understand the function of the elasmobranch
electrosensory system it is necessary to examine
electrosensory nerves extending from the ampullae
of Lorenzini to the central nervous system. Studies
detailing the composition of sensory axons are rare,
but they have shown that ontogenetic and sexual
dimorphism exists in the anterior lateral line nerve
(ALLN) of numerous species. This… more
Full Text: Sexual and Ontogenetic Dimorphisms in the Anterior Lateral Line Nerve of the Yellow Stingray, Urobatis jamaicensis Katie Kramer 1,2,3 1,2 , Kyle Newton 1,2 , Stephen Kajiura 1Florida Atlantic University 2Department of Biological Sciences 3Honors Research …