Insights into ontogenetic scaling and morphological variation in sharks from near-term brown smooth-hound (Mustelus henlei) embryos
Joel H. Gayford,
Phillip C. Sternes,
Scott G. Seamone
et al.
Abstract:Elasmobranchs (sharks and rays) exhibit a wide range of body forms adapted to various ecological niches. Body form differs not only between species, but between life stages of individual species as a result of ontogenetic allometry. In sharks, it has been proposed that these ontogenetic shifts in body form result from shifts in trophic and/or spatial ecology (the allometric niche shift hypothesis). Alternatively, it has been suggested that ontogenetic allometry may result from intrinsic morphological constrain… Show more
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