Abstract
Although the clades of cartilaginous fishes can be broadly considered to share a generalized skeletal body plan comprised of the same elements, their skeletons exhibit clade-specific arrangements and morphologies. © 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Original language | American English |
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Journal | Encyclopedia of Fish Physiology |
Volume | 1 |
State | Published - Jan 1 2011 |
Keywords
- Batoid
- Cartilage
- Chimaera
- Chondrichthyes
- Elasmobranch
- Endoskeleton
- Neoselachii
- Pectoral girdle
- Pelvic girdle
- Shark
- Synarcual
- Tesserae
- Vertebral centra