Sentences with phrase «on pectoral fins»

At first, people thought that killer whales were responsible for its death as there was damage on its pectoral fins and flukes made by orca -LSB-...]

«We discovered that male zebrafish have a very important set of structures on their pectoral fins that they use for breeding and that these structures secrete a potent molecular inhibitor of a key signaling pathway to aid their cycles of regular replacement,» explains senior author Kenneth Poss of Duke University Medical Center.

Not exact matches

The fins that were eventually installed on the robot are a pair of flexible pectoral fins made using PVC sheets.

Its pectoral fins, directly behind its head on either side, are enormous and resemble the wings of a butterfly.

Spiked structures on male zebrafish pectoral fins are important for mating but also produce a potent signaling inhibitor.

The flippers or pectoral fins are mottled on top and white below.

Fifteen years ago, in Baja, I watched fishermen unload huge (bigger than baths) tubs of massive fins (mostly dorsal and pectoral fins), on a more recent trip, the fins were not much bigger than my palm in a couple of buckets.