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Morphology of the utricular recess in the sprat

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

A. C. G. Best  and
J. A. B. Gray
A. C. G. Best
Affiliation:
The Laboratory, Marine Biological Association, Citadel Hill, Plymouth
J. A. B. Gray
Affiliation:
The Laboratory, Marine Biological Association, Citadel Hill, Plymouth
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In the sprat the utricular receptors are closely associated with the bullae, structures which convert pressures into liquid displacements, and with other structures concerned with detecting vibrating sources. This paper considers morphological features which relate to questions of mechanical coupling between utriculus and bulla, and of the number and orientation of the receptors.

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Research Article
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 60 , Issue 3 , August 1980 , pp. 703 - 715
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1980

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