A comparative analysis of actinopterygian and sarcopterygian aerial buccal pumps indicates that the primitive pattern of air transfer differs fundamentally between these two clades. Actinopterygian ...
Two short-term cyclic events, buccal oscillations and ventilatory cycles, occur in the bullfrog's respiration. During ventilation the frog fills the buccal cavity with air, then blows the pulmonary ...
The digestive tract of teleost fish exhibits an impressive degree of histological diversity that reflects the range of feeding strategies found in this group. Detailed microscopic studies have ...