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... body plan . From the primitive body plan exemplified by the trouts , it is possi- ble to derive all of the specialized body types of other salmoniform fishes by the elimination of some structures and by the modification , exaggeration ...
... body plan . From the primitive body plan exemplified by the trouts , it is possi- ble to derive all of the specialized body types of other salmoniform fishes by the elimination of some structures and by the modification , exaggeration ...
Page 400
... body cavity ; the swim bladder is vibrated by lateral muscles in which the striated fibres run at right angles to the muscles ' length . The sea robin of the North American Atlantic coast ( Prionotus carolinus ) produces single vibrant ...
... body cavity ; the swim bladder is vibrated by lateral muscles in which the striated fibres run at right angles to the muscles ' length . The sea robin of the North American Atlantic coast ( Prionotus carolinus ) produces single vibrant ...
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... body at the anus , which is used by the male during court- ship to stimulate the female . There is no snake in which the limb remnants still retain a function in locomotion . The body is usually slender , although there are some very ...
... body at the anus , which is used by the male during court- ship to stimulate the female . There is no snake in which the limb remnants still retain a function in locomotion . The body is usually slender , although there are some very ...
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