Berreby, David,
Mystery Bumps. David Berreby. - Smithsonian, 2003. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Article 24, Science, 1522-3264; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Originally Published: Mystery Bumps, May 2003; pp. 22+.
"On a hot July day in a Louisiana marsh in 1999, Daphne Soares was riding in the back of a pickup truck next to a thrashing six-foot-long alligator. Though the reptile was tied up and its mouth cinched shut, Soares couldn't take her eyes off its jaws--but not for the obvious reason. The University of Maryland neuroscientist had noticed hundreds of dark bumps all over the animal's upper and lower jaw....Back in her lab she found that the bumps were characteristic not only of the American alligator (Alligator mississipiensis) but of the 22 other species in the 220-million-year-old crocodilian family, which includes alligators, caimans, crocodiles and gharials." (SMITHSONIAN) This article studies the function of the bumps on the snouts of crocodilians.
1522-3264;
Alligators
Detectors
Pressure
Reptiles--Anatomy
Senses and sensation
AC1.S5
050
Mystery Bumps. David Berreby. - Smithsonian, 2003. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Article 24, Science, 1522-3264; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Originally Published: Mystery Bumps, May 2003; pp. 22+.
"On a hot July day in a Louisiana marsh in 1999, Daphne Soares was riding in the back of a pickup truck next to a thrashing six-foot-long alligator. Though the reptile was tied up and its mouth cinched shut, Soares couldn't take her eyes off its jaws--but not for the obvious reason. The University of Maryland neuroscientist had noticed hundreds of dark bumps all over the animal's upper and lower jaw....Back in her lab she found that the bumps were characteristic not only of the American alligator (Alligator mississipiensis) but of the 22 other species in the 220-million-year-old crocodilian family, which includes alligators, caimans, crocodiles and gharials." (SMITHSONIAN) This article studies the function of the bumps on the snouts of crocodilians.
1522-3264;
Alligators
Detectors
Pressure
Reptiles--Anatomy
Senses and sensation
AC1.S5
050