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Pectoral fin of the megamouth shark: skeletal and muscular systems, skin histology, and functional morphology
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| Title: | Pectoral fin of the megamouth shark: skeletal and muscular systems, skin histology, and functional morphology |
| Authors: | Tomita, Taketeru Browse this author | | Tanaka, Sho Browse this author →KAKEN DB | | Sato, Keiichi Browse this author | | Nakaya, Kazuhiro Browse this author →KAKEN DB |
| Issue Date: | 21-Jan-2014 |
| Publisher: | Public Library of Science |
| Journal Title: | PLoS ONE |
| Volume: | 9 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Start Page: | e86205 |
| Publisher DOI: | 10.1371/journal.pone.0086205 |
| PMID: | 24465959 |
| Abstract: | This is the first known report on the skeletal and muscular systems, and the skin histology, of the pectoral fin of the rare planktivorous megamouth shark Megachasma pelagios. The pectoral fin is characterized by three features: 1) a large number of segments in the radial cartilages; 2) highly elastic pectoral fin skin; and 3) a vertically-rotated hinge joint at the pectoral fin base. These features suggest that the pectoral fin of the megamouth shark is remarkably flexible and mobile, and that this flexibility and mobility enhance dynamic lift control, thus allowing for stable swimming at slow speeds. The flexibility and mobility of the megamouth shark pectoral fin contrasts with that of fast-swimming sharks, such as Isurus oxyrhinchus and Lamna ditropis, in which the pectoral fin is stiff and relatively immobile. |
| Rights: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ |
| Type: | article |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2115/54814 |
| Appears in Collections: | 総合博物館 (The Hokkaido University Museum) > 雑誌発表論文等 (Peer-reviewed Journal Articles, etc)
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Submitter: 冨田 武照
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