Development of the Cetacean Nasal Skull /

Morphogeny of the nasal skull was investigated in 92 embryos of 13 species of Cetacea. Compared to the original nasal capsule of land mammals, the nasal structures of Cetacea show many weighty transformations. As a result, the nostrils are translocated from the tip of the snout to the vertex of the...

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Main Author:	Klima, M.
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1999.
Series:	Advances in anatomy, embryology, and cell biology ; 149.
Subjects:	Life sciences. Zoology. Cetacea > embryology. Nose > embryology. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book