Lateral line - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In aquatic organisms (chiefly fish), the lateral line is a sense organ used to detect movement and vibration in the surrounding water. Lateral lines are usually visible as faint lines running length...
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Shark - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sharks (superorder Selachimorpha ) are a type of fish with a full cartilaginous skeleton and a highly streamlined body. The earliest known sharks date from more than 420 million years ago, before t...
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Lateral line; Stretching from head to tail down the flanks of sharks, ... Sharks in the order Lamniformes—the most diverse order, which includes the hammerheads and requiem sharks—also sport an anal fin that juts from the mid-line of the belly just back of the vent. (back to clickable shark diagram);
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www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sharks/world/clickablesans.html
www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sharks/world/clickablesans.html
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A shark senses prey in the distance by detecting water movement made by fish or other swimming prey. Sharks have a special system, called a lateral line, that picks up the vibrations in the water. This narrow strip of sensory cells runs along the sides of the body and into the head. ... diagram of shark showing lateral line...
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www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sharks/world/sensefeel.html
www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sharks/world/sensefeel.html
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The research made on the smooth dogfish shark revealed that this species cannot locate the source of an odor when its lateral line is blocked, especially in the dark. ... shark | lateral | line | smell SHARE THIS ... Lateral line on a great white shark...
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news.softpedia.com/news/Sharks-Smell-With-Their-Skin-55...
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THE LATERAL LINE: The lateral line is another sense that we human do not have. The lateral line is a fluid filled canal that is lined with tiny hair like receptors that are attuned to vibrations made by prey. These lateral lines are located just under the skin on the shark's snout and along both sides of the body.
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www.everwonder.com/david/sharks/anatomy/index.html
www.everwonder.com/david/sharks/anatomy/index.html
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Nauticus is a science and technology center that explores the naval, economic, and natural power of the sea. ... Like the ear, the lateral line senses low-frequency vibrations. Its function is to detect the intensity and direction of vibrations in the water which enables the shark to detect...
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museumwww.nauticus.org/activities/tona/lateral.html
museumwww.nauticus.org/activities/tona/lateral.html
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Welcome to the Virus.Org Mailing List Archive ... [Dailydave] A white-tip shark has a sensitive enough lateral line to hunt the reef in complete darkness ... Date: Thu, 06 Jan 2005 21:57:27 -0500...
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The Oman shark, Iago omanensis, is a small, placental viviparous species encountered in great numbers in the deeper waters of the Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea. ... This study examines the morphological and cytological development of the mechanoreceptive lateral line (LL) system and the electrosensory Ampullae of Lorenzini.
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www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/9845204
www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/9845204
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