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Reep, Roger Lyons; Marshall, Christopher D.; Stoll, M. L.
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Tactile hairs on the postcranial body in Florida manatees: a mammalian lateral line?
Brain Behav. Evol. 59: 141-154. 2 tabs. 9 figs.
–Describes the distribution and microanatomy of the postcranial hair follicles. All hairs are tactile sinus hairs innervated by 20-50 axons; they are arranged and constructed appropriately to detect water currents and possibly the presence of other animals or objects in the environment.
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