The mechanosensory world in aquatic snakes: corporal scale sensilla in three species of Neotropical freshwater dipsadine

Snakes have diverse and unique sensory systems that make them extremely efficient at moving through the environment while detecting prey and predators and performing courtship behaviors. In recent years, the number of studies on the mechanoreception of aquatic snakes has increased, principally focus...

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Main Authors: Valeria Velasquez-Cañon, Carlos Bravo-Vega, Sandra P. Galeano, Jorge Molina, Alejandra María Salazar-Guzmán, Daniela García-Cobos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Amphibian and Reptile Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/famrs.2024.1412004/full