The Tongue in Three Species of Lemurs: Flower and Nectar Feeding Adaptations

The Tongue in Three Species of Lemurs: Flower and Nectar Feeding Adaptations

The mobility of the primate tongue allows for the manipulation of food, but, in addition, houses both general sensory afferents and special sensory end organs. Taste buds can be found across the tongue, but the ones found within the fungiform papillae on the anterior two thirds of the tongue are the...

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Main Authors: Juan Francisco Pastor, Magdalena Natalia Muchlinski, Josep Maria Potau, Aroa Casado, Yolanda García-Mesa, Jose Antonio Vega, Roberto Cabo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-09-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
<i>Lemur catta</i>
<i>Varecia variegatta</i>
<i>Eulemur macaco</i>
Madagascar
sublingua
papillae
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/10/2811

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