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Evidence of a counter-current heat exchanger in the ray, Mobula tarapacana (Chondrichthyes: Elasmobranchii: Batoidea: Myliobatiformes)
Article first published online: 23 MAR 2009
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1995.tb02768.x
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Alexander, R. L. (1995), Evidence of a counter-current heat exchanger in the ray, Mobula tarapacana (Chondrichthyes: Elasmobranchii: Batoidea: Myliobatiformes). Journal of Zoology, 237: 377–384. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1995.tb02768.x
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- Issue published online: 23 MAR 2009
- Article first published online: 23 MAR 2009
- Accepted 10 August 1994
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A vascular network, or rete, has been found in the pectoral fin of the mobulid ray, Mobula tarapacana. This rete appears to be a counter-current heat exchanger which, in conjunction with a high level of red muscle, indicates that this ray is warm-bodied. Preliminary results on other closely related rays indicate that retia may be more common amongst the rays than previously thought.