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Showing 1 to 2 of 2 for “"dorsal process"”.
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Sound Production in Two Loricariid Catfishes
… produce sounds by rubbing the ridges of the dorsal process of the pectoral spine base against the groove of the pectoral girdle. Call duration was generally shorter in <em>M. affinis</em> (2-15 ms) as opposed to those produced by <em>P. gibbiceps</em> (20-200 ms). Mean dominant frequencies …
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A Comparison of the Pectoral Spines in Virginia Catfishes
… produce distress calls by rubbing ridges on the dorsal process against a channel in the wall of the pectoral girdle. Growth of the pectoral spine and girdle were examined in relation to fish size within and across species that occur throughout central and eastern Virginia. These included blue …