Scale morphology and flexibility in the shortfin mako Isurus oxyrinchus and the blacktip shark Carcharhinus limbatus

Philip Motta, Maria Laura Habegger, Amy Lang, Robert Hueter, Jessica Davis

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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1096-1110
Number of pages15
JournalJournal of Morphology
Volume273
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2012
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Animal Science and Zoology
  • Developmental Biology

Keywords

  • Collagen
  • Dermal denticles
  • Dermis
  • Drag
  • Elastin
  • Placoid scales

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