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Morphological variation in the Weberian apparatus of Cypriniformes.
Journal of morphology - 1 Sept 2007
Bird Nathan C, Hernandez L Patricia
Abstract excerpt
Cypriniformes (which includes the minnows, carps, loaches, algae-eaters, stone loaches, and suckers) is a morphologically diverse and incredibly speciose order of teleosts. It has been suggested that a number of evolutionary innovations, key to improved hearing and feeding, have played an important role in cypriniform fishes' success. One such innovation, the Weberian apparatus, is a novel assemblage of vertebral...
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