Bibliography Record
| x | Reep, Roger Lyons; Marshall, Christopher D.; Stoll, M. L. | ||
| 2002 | Tactile hairs on the postcranial body in Florida manatees: a mammalian lateral line? Brain Behav. Evol. 59: 141-154. 2 tabs. 9 figs. –Describes the distribution and microanatomy of the postcranial hair follicles. All hairs are tactile sinus hairs innervated by 20-50 axons; they are arranged and constructed appropriately to detect water currents and possibly the presence of other animals or objects in the environment. | ||
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4 related index terms
Behavior, Investigative, and Sense Perception
(SEE ALSO: Sense Organs; Sound Production)
(SEE ALSO: Sense Organs; Sound Production)
| x | * | 2002 | Reep et al. (TML; postcranial tactile hairs; 141-154.) |
Histology
(SEE ALSO: Skeleton; other organ systems)
(SEE ALSO: Skeleton; other organ systems)
| x | * | 2002 | Reep et al. (TML; postcranial tactile hairs; 145, 148-152.) |
Integument
| x | * | 2002 | Reep et al. (TML; postcranial tactile hairs; 141-154.) |
Trichechus manatus latirostris (Harlan, 1824) Hatt, 1934
| x | 2002 | Reep et al. (postcranial tactile hairs; 141-154.) |
Bibliography and Index of the Sirenia and Desmostylia 