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Skeletal deformities in elasmobranchs from Australian waters
Author(s) -
Heupel M. R.,
Simpfendorfer C. A.,
Bennett M. B.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1111/j.1095-8649.1999.tb00861.x
Subject(s) - biology , vertebral column , scoliosis , anatomy , zoology , fishery , genetics
Four shark species in Australian waters were found with skeletal deformities. Deformities were similar across three species with large scoliotic, lordotic and kyphotic bends of the vertebral columns. The cause of these deformities is currently unknown.