Loose Leaf For Integrated Principles Of Zoology
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ISBN: 9781260411140
Author: Cleveland P Hickman Jr. Emeritus, Susan L. Keen, David J Eisenhour Professor PhD, Allan Larson, Helen I'Anson Associate Professor of Biology
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 24, Problem 17RQ
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To explain: The way in which the Weberian ossicles are involved in increasing the sensitivity of fishes to sounds.
Introduction: Fishes are defined as the aquatic vertebrates that have gills and appendages in the form of fins. They have excellent visual and olfactory senses. Like other vertebrates, the fishes are also capable of detecting sounds in the inner ear in the form of vibrations.
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Loose Leaf For Integrated Principles Of Zoology
Ch. 24 - Prob. 1RQCh. 24 - What evidence suggests that hagfishes and lampreys...Ch. 24 - Describe feeding behavior in hagfishes and...Ch. 24 - Describe the life cycle of sea lampreys,...Ch. 24 - In what ways are sharks well equipped for a...Ch. 24 - What function does the lateral-line system serve?...Ch. 24 - Explain how bony fishes differ from sharks and...Ch. 24 - Prob. 8RQCh. 24 - Prob. 9RQCh. 24 - Prob. 10RQ
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