Integumental organs of unknown function on chelipeds of deep-sea crabs, genus Hypsophrys.

abstract：:An ultrastructural study of the ovary of the sessible jellyfish, Haliclystus octoradiatus, indicates that it is fundamentally different from that of other scyphozoans and is the most structurally complex within the class. Oocytes develop within a series of spherical, sac-like ovarian follicles consisting of an enlarge...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Eckelbarger KJ,Larson RJ

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cuticle-lined foregut of Derocheilocaris remanei consists of the mouth with its associated labrum, and an undifferentiated esophagus. It is separated from the midgut by an esophageal valve. The labrum is a conspicuous structure moved by five pairs of muscles (four dorsoventral and one longitudinal). Four pairs of ...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Herrera-Alvarez L,Fernández I,Benito J,Pardos F

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The brine shrimp, Artemia (Crustacea, Anostraca), is a zooplankton that is commonly used in both basic and applied research. Unfortunately, Artemia embryos are often cultured under conditions that alter early development, and reports based on these cultures oversimplify or fail to describe morphological phenotypes. Th...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Neumeyer CH,Gerlach JL,Ruggiero KM,Covi JA

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Forty-eight species of oribatids in 37 families representing most of the superfamilies were collected from various environments (littoral, salt marsh, litter, sod, and freshwater) and sectioned. 2. The coxal gland is composed of a sacculus and a labyrinth in all stages of all oribatid species. Muscles, originating ...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Woodring JP

更新日期：1973-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nuclear and cytoplasmic volume changes as well as the elimination of residual spermatid cytoplasm were investigated in the red-ear turtle (Pseudemys scripta) and the rooster (Gallus domesticus). Nuclei of newly formed spermatids which were originally centrally located became eccentrically located within the cell in bo...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Sprando RL,Russell LD

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ultrastructure of five epithelial cellular types is described. (1) Absorptive-storing cells possess a striated border and accumulate lipids and glycogen. They also contain an apical multivesicular complex and numerous membrane-bound PAS-positive granules of unknown significance. (2) Zymogenic cells contain numerou...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Martinez A,Villaro AC,Sesma P

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Canis and Ursus the largest proportion of attachments of muscles of the shoulder and brachium on the scapula and humerus is direct; fewer attachments are aponeurotic or tendinous. In both genera most attachments can be associated with superficial osteological features (scars or delimitable surfaces); attachments th...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Bryant HN,Seymour KL

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The light microscopic analysis of serial sections of the subcommissural organ (SCO) of the rainbow trout (Salmo gairdneri) shows that the form of the groove-like (in cross section) organ varies over its total length. Its rostral origin is a tunnel-like structure anterior to the orifice of the hollow pineal stalk. The ...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Schäfer H,Blüm V

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many studies in the genus Poecilia have focused on reproductive and genetic characteristics of Poecilia formosa, the Amazon molly, and its sympatric species P. latipinna and P. mexicana. The research literature of Poecilia dentition has been limited to general tooth morphology. Essentially absent are comparative analy...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Lewis SR,Rasch EM,Hossler FE,Kalbfleisch JH,Monaco PJ

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The morphology of ctenostome bryozoans remains little investigated with only few species having been subject to more detailed studies. From all the seven main different superfamilies, only few representatives have been studied. The superfamily Arachnidioidea has particularly been neglected concerning detailed morpholo...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Schwaha T,De Blauwe H

更新日期：2020-12-01 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：:The sagittal otolith of Hyperoglyphe antarctica (Centrolophidae: Teleostei) has a prismatic structure in which the anti-sulcal growth axes of each prism consist of a series of nested cones each composed of a mineral layer followed by an organic matrix layer. Broken sections show the mineral layers to be composed of st...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Gauldie RW,Xhie J

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Andean frogs of the genus Telmatobius occur at high elevations, they have an aquatic mode of life and large tadpoles. There are more than 60 species that closely resemble one another and have low values of genetic divergence. However, the skeleton, particularly the cranium, is interspecifically variable with respect t...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Barrionuevo JS

更新日期：2018-09-01 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：:Scanning electron microscopy of postnatally developing gerbil vagina (birth to maturity) shows that longitudinal folds form prior to transverse folds; the process of fold formation is initiated on the dorsal wall and proceeds ventrally. From days 1 to 7 postnatally, the vaginal epithelium is composed of either flat or...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Kress A,Spornitz UM,Zobrist R

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While knowledge of the reproductive biology of tropical scleractinian corals is extensive, information from temperate zones is limited. The aim of this study is to describe the reproductive biology of Caryophyllia inornata, a temperate species, and to increase the understanding of the reproductive strategies of Medite...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Goffredo S,Marchini C,Rocchi M,Airi V,Caroselli E,Falini G,Levy O,Dubinsky Z,Zaccanti F

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sea urchin adoral tube feet are highly specialized organs that have evolved to provide efficient attachment to the substratum. They consist of a disk and a stem that together form a functional unit. Tube foot disk tenacity (adhesive force per unit area) and stem mechanical properties (e.g., stiffness) vary between spe...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Santos R,Flammang P

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hind foot drumming is a form of seismic signaling that plays a vital role in the communication of several Bathyergidae species. Hind foot drumming is initiated by the rapid movement of the whole hind limb by flexion and extension of the hip and knee. This study aimed to determine if morphological adaptations of the hi...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Sahd L,Bennett NC,Kotzé SH

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The stomach of decapods is a complex organ with specialized structures that are delimited by a cuticle. The morphology and ontogeny of the stomach are largely described, but few studies have focused on the morphology of its cuticle. This study examined the morphology of the stomach cuticle of cardiac sacs, gastric mil...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Castejón D,Rotllant G,Ribes E,Durfort M,Guerao G

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Development of the yolk sac of squamate reptiles (lizards and snakes) differs from other amniote lineages in the pattern of growth of extraembryonic mesoderm, which produces a cavity, the yolk cleft, within the yolk. The structure of the yolk cleft and the accompanying isolated yolk mass influence development of the a...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Stewart JR,Russell KJ,Thompson MB

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patterns of ectocranial suture fusion among Primates are subject to species-specific variation. In this study, we used Guttman Scaling to compare modal progression of ectocranial suture fusion among Hominidae (Homo, Pan, Gorilla, and Pongo), Hylobates, and Cercopithecidae (Macaca and Papio) groups. Our hypothesis is t...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Cray J Jr,Cooper GM,Mooney MP,Siegel MI

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Electron microscopy of spermatogenesis in the Hawaiian red lobster, Enoplometopus occidentalis (Randall), has revealed unusual activity within membranous organelles. Mitochondria-like bodies (MLB-1) seen first in spermatogonia appear in primary spermatocytes to swell and fuse as the cytoplasm develops annulate lamella...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Haley SR

更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prey capture in Agama stellio was recorded by high-speed video in combination with the electrical activity of both jaw and hyolingual muscles. Quantification of kinematics and muscle activity patterns facilitated their correlation during kinematic phases. Changes in angular velocity of the gape let the strike be subdi...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Herrel A,Cleuren J,De Vree F

更新日期：1995-06-01 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：:The tectorial structures of the inner ear of the proteid salamander Proteus anguinus were studied with transmission and scanning electron microscopy in order to analyze the ultrastructure of the otoconial membranes and otoconial masses of the maculae and the tectorial membrane of the papilla amphibiorum. Both otoconia...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Bulog B

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The surface areas of the tracheal and cuticular systems of Peripatus acacioi individuals of different body weights were determined by morphometric analysis. The results demonstrate that both surfaces increase with body weight, although the observed increase in the surface area of the tracheal system appears to be at a...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Bicudo JEPW

更新日期：1986-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Analysis of lateral and dorsoventral radiographic films shows that ingestion, transport, and mastication in Pedetes capensis (Rodentia) are cyclic and their movement patterns are essentially similar for the three food types offered. During the ingestion cycle, closing of the mouth is accompanied by a backward translat...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Offermans M,de Vree F

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objectives of this research were to investigate the morphology of the thoracic skeleton and muscles of the mosquito, Culiseta inornata (Williston). The results are presented in 25 text figures and descriptions of each skeletal part and muscle. Undescribed exoskeletal structures are the postmediotergite, intersegme...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Owen WB

更新日期：1977-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone is a dynamic tissue adapting to loading according to "Wolff's law of bone adaptation." During very early life, however, such a mechanism may not be adequate enough to adapt to the dramatic change in environmental challenges in precocial species. Their neonates are required to stand and walk within hours after bir...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Gorissen BM,Wolschrijn CF,van Vilsteren AA,van Rietbergen B,van Weeren PR

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During ontogeny, the apical and basal components of dicamptodontid teeth exhibit three major developmental stages: nonpedicellate, subpedicellate, and pedicellate. Premetamorphic larvae tend to have nonpedicellate teeth, incompletely or recently metamorphosed individuals tend to have subpedicellate teeth, and fully tr...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Beneski JT Jr,Larsen JH Jr

更新日期：1989-02-01 00:00:00