XVII.—Scottish National Antarctic Expedition: Observations on the Anatomy of the Weddell Seal (Leptonychotes Weddelli)
In the specimen under consideration there were fifteen pairs of ribs, of which nine pairs were vertebro-sternal. The costal cartilage associated with each of these was long and very flexible. The articulation of the first pair of costal cartilages with the sternum was effected by means of a short bu...
| Published in: | Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
1912
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0080456800002891 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0080456800002891 |
| Summary: | In the specimen under consideration there were fifteen pairs of ribs, of which nine pairs were vertebro-sternal. The costal cartilage associated with each of these was long and very flexible. The articulation of the first pair of costal cartilages with the sternum was effected by means of a short but strong band of fibrous tissue, which permitted considerable freedom of movement and did not form a junction of the more or less rigid character seen in man. |
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