Sexual Dimorphisms in the Dermal Denticles of the Lesser-Spotted Catshark, Scyliorhinus canicula (Linnaeus, 1758): e76887

The dermal layers of several elasmobranch species have been shown to be sexually dimorphic. Generally, when this occurs the females have thicker dermal layers compared to those of males. This sexual dimorphism has been suggested to occur as a response to male biting during mating. Although male biti...

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Veröffentlicht in:	PloS one 2013-10, Vol.8 (10)
Hauptverfasser:	Crooks, Neil, Babey, Lucy, Haddon, William J, Love, Adrian C, Waring, Colin P
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Brackish Elasmobranchii Marine Scyliorhinus canicula
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