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Marine Ecology Progress Series 281:267
Stable isotope ratios in harbor seal Phoca vitulina vibrissae: effects of growth patterns on ecological records Marine Ecology Progress Series 281:267
http://www.alaskasealife.org/New/Contribute/pdf/Zhao_Schell_2004.pdf
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Microanatomy of Facial Vibrissae in the FloridaManatee: The Basis for ...
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http://www.marinebiology.edu/Marshall/pdfs/manatee%20facial%20vibrissae.pdf
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"WHISKER"TRIMMING IN SHOW DOGS:
The vibrissae were trimmed and the handler showed the dog to a white ribbon. But, of course, the handler'sface was saved. He had not shown a dog with vibrissae intact!
http://www.winweim.com/images/whiskers.pdf
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HARBOR SEALS
Vibrissae (whiskers) grow from the thick pads of a seal's upper lip and cheeks. Vibrissae are attached to muscles and are supplied with blood and nerves.
http://www.seaworld.org/animal-info/info-books/harbor-seal/pdf/ib-harbor-seal.pdf
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MAMMALIAN SPECIES No. 747, pp. 1-9,3 figs. Monachustropicalis.
Vibrissae of individual animals also vary in color (Gosse 1851). Vibrissae of newborn pups are completely black and longer and thicker than those of adults (Allen 1887a, 1887b ...
http://www.science.smith.edu/departments/Biology/VHAYSSEN/msi/pdf/747_Monachus_tropicalis.pdf
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Marine Ecology Progress Series 305:249
RESULTS Vibrissae distribution and correction factor Five rows of vibrissae were observed on the face, with longer and coarser vibrissae located on the bott om row close to the chin.
http://www.int-res.com/articles/meps2005/305/m305p249.pdf
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A Biologically Inspired Haptic Sensor Array for use in Mobile Robotic ...
The macro vibrissae are larger and are more popu-larlyidentiedas the 'whiskers'of an animal. The micro vibrissae are mu ch smaller and tend to oc-
http://whiskerbot.abrg.group.shef.ac.uk/public/pubs/taros2005.pdf
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Contralateral increase inthigmotactic scanning following unilateral ...
There is evidence thatbehavioural asymmetries in vibrissae-related tasks are closely related to brain monoamine systems. The effect of cortical lesions on both the dopaminergic [1] ...
http://physiologie.uni-mainz.de/physio/luhmann/109.pdf
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The Dalilaeffect: C57BL6 mice barber whiskers by plucking
Once having pulled a vibrissae from the snout of the recipient, the barber frequently sat back on its haunches, transferred the vibrissae toits paws and proceeded to chew on it.
http://www.ndineuroscience.com/pdf_pubs/dalila.pdf
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Enhanced Plasticity inZincergic,Cortical Circuits after Exposure to ...
At 12weeksofage, thec-row of vibrissae was plucked under light isoflurane anesthesia in a manner that prevented follicle damage. After plucking,the mice were separated into three ...
http://www.jneurosci.org/cgi/reprint/28/51/13995.pdf
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