Maria Clara El Bayeh de Andrade

Paths from the heart: Morphology and evolution of afferent branchial arteries in Chondrichthyes

Abstract Chondrichthyes, a monophyletic group comprising sharks, batoids, and chimaeras, includes approximately 1200 valid species and displays remarkable morphological diversity, both internal and external. Among soft tissues, the heart and its associated structures in cartilaginous fishes remain understudied, wi...