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Ampullary pore distribution of Galeus melastomus and Etmopterus spinax: possible relations with predatory lifestyle and habitat

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 March 2006

Carla Jayne Louise Atkinson  and
Massimiliano Bottaro
Carla Jayne Louise Atkinson
Affiliation:
University of Wales, Bangor, School of Ocean Sciences, Menai Bridge, Anglesey, UK
Massimiliano Bottaro
Affiliation:
ICRAM, c/o National Museum of Antarctica (MNA), University of Genoa, Viale Benedetto XV, 5 I-16132 Genoa, Italy
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Abstract

The number and distribution of ampullary pores present on the blackmouth catshark, Galeus melastomus and the velvet belly dogfish, Etmopterus spinax do not differ with the size/maturity or gender of the specimen and were found to be related to prey preference.

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Research Article
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 86 , Issue 2 , April 2006 , pp. 447 - 448
Copyright
2006 Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

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