Preferred Name | nuptial tubercle | |
Synonyms |
contact organ breeding tubercle |
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Definitions |
Surface structure that is a small protuberance on the surface of the body. Nuptial tubercles primarily function to facilitate contact between individuals for breeding. Nuptial tubercles may be keratinized or nonkeratinized. Also may function in territorial defense or stimulation of females in breeding. Definition reference: Wiley, M. L. and B. B. Collette. 1970. Breeding tubercles and contact organs in fishes: Their occurrence, structure, and significance. Bull Am Mus Nat Hist 143: 143-216. |
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ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_2002124 |
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comment |
Nuptial tubercles may be keratinized or nonkeratinized. Also may function in territorial defense or stimulation of females in breeding. Definition reference: Wiley, M. L. and B. B. Collette. 1970. Breeding tubercles and contact organs in fishes: Their occurrence, structure, and significance. Bull Am Mus Nat Hist 143: 143-216. |
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alternative label |
contact organ breeding tubercle |
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definition |
Surface structure that is a small protuberance on the surface of the body. Nuptial tubercles primarily function to facilitate contact between individuals for breeding. Nuptial tubercles may be keratinized or nonkeratinized. Also may function in territorial defense or stimulation of females in breeding. Definition reference: Wiley, M. L. and B. B. Collette. 1970. Breeding tubercles and contact organs in fishes: Their occurrence, structure, and significance. Bull Am Mus Nat Hist 143: 143-216. |
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has exact synonym |
contact organ breeding tubercle |
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has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
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id |
UBERON:2002124 |
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label |
nuptial tubercle |
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notation |
UBERON:2002124 |
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note |
Surface structure that is a small protuberance on the surface of the body. Nuptial tubercles primarily function to facilitate contact between individuals for breeding. Nuptial tubercles may be keratinized or nonkeratinized. Also may function in territorial defense or stimulation of females in breeding. Definition reference: Wiley, M. L. and B. B. Collette. 1970. Breeding tubercles and contact organs in fishes: Their occurrence, structure, and significance. Bull Am Mus Nat Hist 143: 143-216. |
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preferred label |
nuptial tubercle |
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prefLabel |
nuptial tubercle |
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provenance_notes |
This class was sourced from an external ontology (teleost_anatomy). Its definitions, naming conventions and relationships may need to be checked for compatibility with uberon |
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subClassOf |
Delete | Mapping To | Ontology | Source |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_2002124 | UBERON | SAME_URI | |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_2002124 | FNS-H | SAME_URI | |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_2002124 | UBERON | LOOM | |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_2002124 | FNS-H | LOOM | |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/TAO_0002124 | TAO | LOOM |