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Nasal Chemical Senses in Snakes

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Advances in Vertebrate Neuroethology

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Most terrestrial vertebrates possess at least two nasal chemoreceptive organs: the main olfactory apparatus, which consists of the sensory epithelium lining the posterior and dorsal aspects of the nasal cavity, and the vomeronasal organ, a medially located pouch or sac lying along the nasal septum which is also lined with a sensory epithelium. Whereas considerable attention has, in the past, been devoted to the anatomy, physiology and functional significance of the olfactory system, until very recently relatively little attention has been directed to unraveling the mysteries of the vomeronasal organ.

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Halpern, M. (1983). Nasal Chemical Senses in Snakes. In: Ewert, JP., Capranica, R.R., Ingle, D.J. (eds) Advances in Vertebrate Neuroethology. NATO Advanced Science Institutes Series, vol 56. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-4412-4_8

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