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... body during swimming or , in the case of relatively inactive bottom dwellers , by the external currents . These coarse water displacements probably mask subtly chang- ing stimuli from detection by the lateral - line organs on the ...
... body during swimming or , in the case of relatively inactive bottom dwellers , by the external currents . These coarse water displacements probably mask subtly chang- ing stimuli from detection by the lateral - line organs on the ...
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... body and about thermal changes at the periphery ( body surface ) . Such information serves to activate internal mechanisms that maintain body temperature within the normal range of values . When signals from warm receptors ( especially ...
... body and about thermal changes at the periphery ( body surface ) . Such information serves to activate internal mechanisms that maintain body temperature within the normal range of values . When signals from warm receptors ( especially ...
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... body ( Figure 39 ) . The outermost coat consists of the cornea and the sclera ; the middle coat contains the main blood supply to the eye and consists , from the back forward , of the choroid , the ciliary body , and the iris . The ...
... body ( Figure 39 ) . The outermost coat consists of the cornea and the sclera ; the middle coat contains the main blood supply to the eye and consists , from the back forward , of the choroid , the ciliary body , and the iris . The ...
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