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, Paul Eckhard
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2007
• Subjects: Biology and Life Sciences; dentition; odontogenesis; salmon life cycle; salmon skeleton; tooth replacement; ZEBRAFISH DANIO-RERIO; TELEOST FISH; BONE; TEETH; SHAPE; CYPRINIDAE; EVOLUTION; GAIRDNERI; CICHLIDAE; Tooth The; Atlantic salmon; Salmo salar
• Online Access: https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/419092; http://hdl.handle.net/1854/LU-419092; https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7580.2007.00788.x; https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/419092/file/8653409

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...