Ultrastructural evidence of a mechanosensory function of scale organs (sensilla) in sea snakes (Hydrophiinae)
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DOI: 10.1098/rsos.182022
Abstract: The evolution of epidermal scales was a major innovation in lepidosaurs, providing a barrier to dehydration and physical stress, while functioning as a sensitive interface for detecting mechanical stimuli in the environment. In snakes, mechanoreception… read more here.
Keywords: organs sensilla; scale organs; snakes hydrophiinae; sea snakes ... See more keywords