Histomorphology of the glans penis in Vespertilionidae and Phyllostomidae species (Chiroptera, Mammalia).

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：:The laterophysic connection (LC) is an association between bilaterally paired, anterior swim bladder extensions (horns) and medial openings in the supracleithral lateral line canals that diagnoses butterflyfishes in the genus Chaetodon. It has been hypothesized that the LC makes the lateral line system sensitive to so...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Webb JF,Smith WL,Ketten DR

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study details the gross and microscopic anatomy of the pelvic kidney in male Ambystoma maculatum. The nephron of male Ambystoma maculatum is divided into six distinct regions leading sequentially away from a renal corpuscle: (1) neck segment, which communicates with the coelomic cavity via a ventrally positioned ...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Siegel DS,Sever DM,Aldridge RD

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several flatfish species exhibit the unusual feature of bilateral asymmetry in prey capture kinematics. One species, Pleuronichthys verticalis, produces lateral flexion of the jaws during prey capture. This raises two questions: 1) How are asymmetrical movements generated, and 2) How could this unusual jaw mechanism h...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Gibb AC

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The oval olfactory rosette of the carp Labeo rohita belongs to Burne's ('09) rosette column one or to Bateson's (1889) rosette type three. The total olfactory area of the fish is greater than its total retinal area; however, it has been classified with Teichmann's ('54) group of eye-nose fishes. Each olfactory chamber...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Ojha PP,Kapoor AS

更新日期：1973-05-01 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：: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：:The SEM was used to study the development of respiratory structures in successive stages in relation to the overall changes occurring in the scorpions. Book lung development is a slow process, starting with spiracles and a sac-like atrium in the early embryo and continuing lamellar formation to 150 or more in the adul...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Farley RD

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mammary gland is a common site of neoplasms in the female cat. All the malignant tumors metastasize to a lesser or a greater extent through the lymphatic system. However, the anatomical knowledge of this system is not sufficiently well known in cats to develop a reasoned model for the extirpation of these glands i...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Raharison F,Sautet J

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A comparative study of four genera of arvicolid rodents (Clethrionomys, Eothenomys, Alticola, and Synaptomys) presents the first complete description of limb myology for any member of this recently evolved, highly successful family. The study also identifies four forelimb and four hind-limb muscles that exhibit charac...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Stein BR

更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We hypothesized that due to the relative conductivity of the environment, and to maintain sensory function, ampullary organs of marine Neoarius graeffei would differ morphologically from those described previously for estuarine and freshwater conspecifics. Unlike the ampullary systems of N. graeffei from freshwater an...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Gauthier AR,Whitehead DL,Bennett MB,Tibbetts IR

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The larvae of Halicryptus spinulosus bear six rings of sensory/ locomotory appendages. Twelve pedicellate flosculi, 6 dorsal and 6 ventral, are associated with the neck-lorica junction. Newly described are two rows of 4-5 flosculi present on the dorsal and ventral plates, and 2 tubuli located on each dorsolateral and ...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Storch V,Higgins RP

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the complex shapes of myomeres and myosepta in the mackerels and tunas (Scombridae: Teleostei), and we reveal the orientation of two major systems of collagen fibers in myosepta and horizontal septa with respect to points of attachment to skeleton and skin. Our goal is to identify the likely pathways of th...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Westneat MW,Hoese W,Pell CA,Wainwright SA

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sipuncula is a clade of unsegmented marine worms that are currently placed among the basal radiation of conspicuously segmented Annelida. Their new location provides a unique opportunity to reinvestigate the evolution and development of segmented body plans. Neural segmentation is clearly evident during ganglionic ven...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Carrillo-Baltodano AM,Boyle MJ,Rice ME,Meyer NP

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Body length is one of the most important factors that influence organismal function and ecological niche. Although larger animals tend to have a suite of physiological advantages, such as lower mass-specific metabolic rates and lower costs of transport, they may also experience significant limitations to unsteady loco...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Kahane-Rapport SR,Goldbogen JA

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Scanning electron and light microscopic studies reveal significant changes in the endometrial histophysiology of the soft-shelled turtle Lissemys punctata punctata during its seasonal reproductive cycle. Scanning electron microscopy shows the entire oviductal mucosa to be only slightly folded throughout the non-breedi...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Sarkar S,Sarkar NK,Maiti BR

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The segmental anatomy of Harmothoë imbricata deviates from the plan of a typical errant polychaete only slightly. The body is partitioned into 37 nonmetameric segments and is covered by 15 pairs of elytra. The segmental musculature consists of paired dorsal and ventral longitudinal muscles, pairs of dorso-ventral musc...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Lawry JV Jr

更新日期：1971-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transmission electron micrographs show the branchial epithelium of the ascidian Ciona intestinalis to be composed of three kinds of cells: ciliated, parietal, and "dark." Absorptive processes of phagocytosis appear in ciliated and parietal cells; moreover, apocrine-like secretion is evident exclusively in the parietal...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Pestarino M,Fiala-Medioni A,Ravera F

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pattern of onset and general rate of cranial ossification are compared in two marsupials, Monodelphis domestica (Didelphidae) and Macropus eugenii (Macropodidae). In both species a similar suite of bones is present at birth, specifically those surrounding the oral cavity and the exoccipital, and in both postnatal ...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Clark CT,Smith KK

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The form of amniote claws has been extensively investigated, often with inferences about ecological association being drawn from studies of their geometry. Various methods have been used to quantify differences in the geometry of claws, but rarely have the underlying assumptions of such methods been addressed. Here, w...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Tinius A,Patrick Russell A

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anseriform birds were surveyed to examine how the degree of postcranial pneumaticity varies in a behaviorally and size-diverse clade of living birds. This study attempts to extricate the relative effects of phylogeny, body size, and behavioral specializations (e.g., diving, soaring) that have been postulated to influe...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： O'Connor PM

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The functioning of the vertebrate eye depends on its absolute size, which is presumably adapted to specific needs. Eye size variation in lidless and spectacled colubrid snakes was investigated, including 839 specimens belonging to 49 genera, 66 species and subspecies. Variations of adult eye diameters (EDs) in both ab...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Liu Y,Ding L,Lei J,Zhao E,Tang Y

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spermiogenesis in the South American leptodactylid frog Odontophrynus cultripes was analyzed ultrastructurally. The spermatids undergo morphological modification while still enclosed in microtubule-rich processes of Sertoli cells. Electron-dense plates resembling junctional structures appear in regions at which the sp...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Báo SN,Dalton GC,de Oliveira SF

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Features of embryonic development in birds traditionally have been assumed to be shared by sauropsids in general. Herein, we document a pattern of yolk processing and cellularization in the Eastern fence lizard (Sceloporus undulatus) that is fundamentally different from that of birds. In the avian pattern, cells of th...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Blackburn DG,Lestz L,Barnes MS,Powers KG,Langkilde T

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The structure and crystallography of the internal shell of the pulmonate gastropod slug Limax maximus were studied at the levels of light and scanning electron microscopy, revealing patterns of shell ontogeny and morphogenesis. The calcified portion of the slightly convex ovoid shell is composed of a single palisade l...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Furbish DR,Furbish WJ

更新日期：1984-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The median fins in extant actinopterygians are the product of millions of years of evolution. During this time, different developmental patterns for the dorsal and anal fins emerged leading to a high variation in median fin morphology and ontogeny. In this study, the development of anal and dorsal fins in atheriniform...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Richter P,Moritz T

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The origins and evolution of the three major clades of modern amphibians are still a source of controversy, and no general consensus exists as to their relationship to the various known Paleozoic taxa. This may indicate that additional character complexes should be studied to resolve their phylogenetic relationship. T...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Sigurdsen T,Bolt JR

更新日期：2009-12-01 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：:It has been hypothesized that fluctuating asymmetry (FA) may provide an indication of the functional importance of structures within an organism, with structures that more strongly impact fitness being more symmetric. Based on this idea, we predicted that for tetrapods in which the forelimbs and hindlimbs play an uneq...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Didde RD,Rivera G

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sabellid and sabellariid polychaetes are regarded as sister groups in a number of recent phylogenetic analyses. This is based mainly on a shared specific arrangement of chaetae referred to as chaetal inversion. Remarkably, the uncini have a notopodial position in the abdomen, whereas capillary chaetae occur in the neu...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Kieselbach D,Hausen H

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00