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TERATOLOGICAL EXAMPLES OF AN ELECTRIC RAY, TORPEDO NOBILIANA BONAPARTE
Author(s) -
PALMER G.,
WHEELER ALWYNE C.
Publication year - 1958
Publication title -
proceedings of the zoological society of london
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.915
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1469-7998
pISSN - 0370-2774
DOI - 10.1111/j.1096-3642.1958.tb00582.x
Subject(s) - abnormality , torpedo , anatomy , electric organ , biology , medicine , genetics , receptor , acetylcholine receptor , psychiatry
SUMMARY1 Two abnormal examples of Torpedo nobiliana are described and compared with normal forms. 2 Previously recorded specimens showing varying degrees of abnormality are listed and commented upon. 3 The presence of pectoral notches in young stages is discussed. 4 It is suggested that this type of abnormality is teratological in nature.