The Functional Anatomy of Nerves Innervating the Ventral Grooved Blubber of Fin Whales ( Balaenoptera Physalus)

• Published in: The Anatomical Record
• Main Authors: Vogl, Wayne, Petersen, Hannes, Adams, Arlo, Lillie, Margo A., Shadwick, Robert E.
• Other Authors: Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2017
• Subjects: Rorqual; Balaenoptera physalus
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ar.23649; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Far.23649; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ar.23649

ABSTRACT Nerves that supply the floor of the oral cavity in rorqual whales are extensible to accommodate the dramatic changes in tissue dimensions that occur during “lunge feeding” in this group. We report here that the large nerves innervating the muscle component of the ventral grooved blubber (VG...