Establishment, maintenance and modifications of the lower jaw dentition of wild Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) throughout its life cycle

• Published in: Journal of Anatomy
• Main Authors: Huysseune, Ann, Hall, Brian K, Witten, P Eckhard
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Blackwell Science Inc 2007
• Subjects: Original Articles; Tooth The; Atlantic salmon; Salmo salar
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2375836; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17764526; https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7580.2007.00788.x

In this paper we elucidate the pattern of initiation of the first teeth and the pattern of tooth replacement on the dentary of wild Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.), throughout nearly all stages of its life cycle, using serially sectioned heads and jaws, cleared and stained animals, and X-rays. The...