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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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Publicado en:PLoS One
Main Authors: Tomita, Taketeru, Murakumo, Kiyomi, Komoto, Shinya, Dove, Alistair, Kino, Masakatsu, Miyamoto, Kei, Toda, Minoru
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2020
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Acceso en liña:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7323965/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32598385
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0235342
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