Internal reproductive system in adult males of the genus Camponotus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Formicinae).

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to find out whether the microstructure of the highly permeable skin of heat-acclimated pigeons allowing increased evaporative cooling differs from the skin of pigeons in the non-acclimated or cold-acclimated state. In addition, the correlation between epidermal morphology and cutaneous wa...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Peltonen L,Arieli Y,Pyörnilä A,Marder J

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article presents a detailed description and illustration of the skull of Liotyphlops albirostris in comparison to the skulls of Typhlophis squamosus, Leptotyphlops dulcis, and Typhlops jamaicensis, based on high-resolution X-ray computed tomography (HRXCT). The skull of T. squamosus is illustrated and discussed i...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Rieppel O,Kley NJ,Maisano JA

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The vomeronasal system consists of a peripheral organ and the connected central neuronal networks. The central connections are sexually dimorphic in rodents, and in some species, parameters of the vomeronasal organ (VNO) vary with sex, hormonal exposure, body size and seasonality. The VNO of the dasyurid marsupial mou...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Aland RC,Gosden E,Bradley AJ

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of two of the cranial lateral line canals is described in the cichlid, Archocentrus nigrofasciatus. Four stages of canal morphogenesis are defined based on histological analysis of the supraorbital and mandibular canals. "Canal enclosure" and "canal ossification" are defined as two discrete stages in l...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Tarby ML,Webb JF

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The recent discovery of a plethodontid salamander, Karsenia koreana, in Korea challenged our understanding of the biogeographic history of the family Plethodontidae, by far the largest family of salamanders, which otherwise is distributed in the New World with a few European species. Molecular studies suggest that Kar...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Buckley D,Wake MH,Wake DB

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The external surface of the cornea and adjacent epidermis of larvae in representative developmental stages and of adult frogs, Rana pipiens, was studied by scanning electron microscopy. Surface cells are polygonal, usually hexagonal, in outline and covered with microprojections. During larval development prior to meta...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Kaltenbach JC,Harding CV,Susan S

更新日期：1980-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stauromedusae have relatively few macromorphological characters, making both their taxonomy and identification difficult. For this reason, histological characters are also employed in the taxonomy of the group. This study presents a detailed description of the histomorphology of Haliclystus antarcticus Pfeffer, 1889 (...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Miranda LS,Collins AG,Marques AC

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The dorsal fin is one of the most varied swimming structures in Acanthomorpha, the spiny-finned fishes. This fin can be present as a single contiguous structure supported by bony spines and soft lepidotrichia, or it may be divided into an anterior, spiny dorsal fin and a posterior, soft dorsal fin. The freshwater fish...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Weickhardt AF,Feilich KL,Lauder GV

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the attention squamate lizards have received in the study of digit and limb loss, little is known about limb morphogenesis in pentadactyl lizards. Recent developmental studies have provided a basis for understanding lizard autopodial element homology based on developmental and comparative anatomy. In addition,...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Leal F,Tarazona OA,Ramírez-Pinilla MP

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three lineages of cartilaginous fishes have independently evolved filter feeding (Lamniformes: Megachasma and Cetorhinus, Orectolobiformes: Rhincodon, and Mobulidae: Manta and Mobula); and the structure of the branchial filters is different in each group. The filter in Rhincodon typus has been described; species withi...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Paig-Tran EW,Kleinteich T,Summers AP

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The structure of the nephron in the ranid frog, Rana cancrivora, was studied by light and electron microscopy. This frog is the only amphibian species to live in mangrove swamps of very high salinity. The nephron consists of the following parts: renal corpuscle, ciliated neck segment, proximal tubule, ciliated interme...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Uchiyama M,Murakami T,Yoshizawa H,Wakasugi C

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study examined the morphometric properties of the forelimb, including the inertial properties of the body segments and the morphometric parameters of 21 muscles spanning the shoulder and/or elbow joints of six Macaca mulatta and three M. fascicularis. Five muscle parameters are presented: optimal fascicle ...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Cheng EJ,Scott SH

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oogenesis in the silkworm, Bombyx mori, was studied by light and electron microscopy of sections of resin-embedded follicles. The development of the follicles was divided into a series of 12 distinctive stages based on various morphological criteria. Structural changes in the oocyte, nurse cells, and follicle cells ar...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Yamauchi H,Yoshitake N

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The morphology and probable evolution of the depressor muscles of the lower jaw, innervated by the seventh cranial nerve (VII;M. Ceratomandibularis, M. Depressor Mandibulae), in larval, neotenic, and metamorphosed Urodela were investigated. Observations on innervation and skeletal connections of the muscles were inclu...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Bauer WJ

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gross and histological examination of all extant families of turtles revealed that the buccopharyngeal mucosa is morphologically highly varied. The tongues of aquatic species have small lingual papillae or lack them entirely, while terrestrial species have tongues with numerous glandular papillae. The pharynx and the ...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Winokur RM

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the overall pattern and timing of gonadal sex differentiation have been established in a considerable number of teleosts, the ultrastructure of early stages of gonadal development is not well documented. In this study, gonads from larval and juvenile stages of laboratory-reared Cichlasoma dimerus were examine...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Meijide FJ,Lo Nostro FL,Guerrero GA

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Timed-sequence studies have shown that reticulate scales on the ventral footpads of birds do not undergo "epidermal placode" formation during their morphogenesis, but arise as symmetrical evaluations similar to the scales of snakes and lizards. Unlike the scutellate scales on the dorsal surface of the foot, in which t...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Sawyer RH,Craig KF

更新日期：1977-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prowfish, Zaprora silenus, is the sole member of the family Zaproridae. It is a large, relatively elongate species with a robust head and body, and it feeds primarily on jellyfishes. Although the larvae and juveniles are pelagic, the adults are demersal, and the species is widely distributed from Southern Californ...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Hilton EJ,Stevenson DE

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Puerto Rican tree frog, Eleutherodactylus coqui, has internal fertilization and direct development on land. In light of these reproductive adaptations, the events of fertilization and early development were studied. Cytological examination of just-fertilized eggs showed that sperm entry is restricted to about 10% ...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Elinson RP

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new morphological type of somatosensory organ is described. It is found in the glabrous skin of the dog nose (rhinarium or planum nasale) and situated in dermis papillae. The otherwise thick epidermis forms a thin window above the organ. There are only a few layers of keratinocytes in the window and the corneocytes ...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Elofsson R,Kröger RHH

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Allografts of skin were observed in Chelydra serpentina. The response to these grafts was modified by a previous transplantation of a limb bud at an early embryonic stage. When the same donor was used for all transplants, the first skin graft was accepted by the host. A second skin graft, however, was rejected at abou...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Yntema CL

更新日期：1974-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The phylogenetic position of bryozoans has been disputed for decades, and molecular phylogenetic analyzes have not unequivocally clarified their position within the Bilateria. As probably the most basal bryozoans, Phylactolaemata is the most promising taxon for large-scale phylogenetic comparisons. These comparisons r...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Schwaha T,Handschuh S,Redl E,Walzl MG

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The arrangement of the musculature and the fibers of the extracellular matrix (ECM) in the flexible jaw joint of the sandworm Alitta virens (Annelida, Polychaeta) was studied using dissection and histology. The jaws are capable of a wide range of motions principally related to defense and feeding. The left and right j...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Uyeno TA,Kier WM

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Relationships among families of the shark order Carcharhiniformes are still being debated, for example, in relation to the inclusion of hammerhead sharks (Sphyrnidae) and the tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) in the Carcharhinidae. Previous morphological studies have not analyzed the phylogenetic significance of axial c...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： de Oliveira LR,de Carvalho MR,Soares MC

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A morphological and cytometric analysis of the adult fat body cells and oenocytes was made on sections of abdomens from immature, mature and senescent Drosophila melanogaster of both sexes. There are about 18,000 fat body cells in abdomens of female and mature male flies. Immature and senescent males have about 12,000...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Johnson MB,Butterworth FM

更新日期：1985-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Comparisons of skull shape between closely related species can provide information on the role that phylogeny and function play in cranial evolution. We used 3D-anatomical landmarks in order to study the skull ontogeny of two closely related species, Lagenorhynchus obscurus and Lagenorhynchus australis, with a total s...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Del Castillo DL,Viglino M,Flores DA,Cappozzo HL

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Histological and electron-microscopical studies of the head-kidney ontogenesis in a group of bottomspawner and mouthbrooder cichlid fishes reveal that this organ undergoes three functional and structural stages. At the initial stage, 2-12 days after fertilization, the head-kidney is a filtering organ of two glomeruli ...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Fishelson L

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The feline anterior sartorius is a long strap-like muscle composed of short muscle fibers. Nerve branches that enter this muscle contain the axons of motor units whose constituent muscle fibers are distributed asymmetrically within the muscle. In the present study, twitch and tetanic isometric contractions were evoked...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Scott SH,Thomson DB,Richmond FJ,Loeb GE

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Light and electron microscopic techniques show that the eye of the marine prosobranch gastropod, Ilyanassa obsoleta, is composed of an optic cavity, lens, cornea, retina, and neuropile, and is surrounded by a connective tissue capsule. The adult retina is a columnar epithelium containing three morphologically distinct...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Gibsonm BL

更新日期：1984-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The morphogenesis and ultrastructure of the epidermis of snake embryos were studied at progressive stages of development through hatching to determine the time and modality of differentiation of the shedding complex. Scales form as symmetric epidermal bumps that become slanted and eventually very overlapped. During th...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Alibardi L

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00