Feeling Out Your Food: A Histological Analysis of the Whisker System in Seals
The vibrissal (whisker) system is present in nearly all mammals and is especially important in deep-diving mammals. Pinnipeds (seals, sea lions, and walruses) have highly sensitive whiskers that are used to follow hydrodynamic trails created by their swimming prey. Each pinniped vibrissa is surround...
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DigitalCommons@CalPoly
2020
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| Online Access: | https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/theses/2210 https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3731&context=theses |