The tympanoperiotic complex of the blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus

Abstract The tympanoperiotic complex of a blue whale Balaenoptera musculus is described and compared to the homologous structures in the other extant and fossil baleen whale species. The periotic and the tympanic bulla represent informative anatomical regions in both functional and phylogenetic stud...

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Published in:The Anatomical Record
Main Authors: Bisconti, Michelangelo, Bosselaers, Mark, Locatelli, Camille, Carnevale, Giorgio, Lambert, Olivier
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2024
Subjects:
Fossa
Balaenoptera musculus
Balaenoptera physalus
baleen whale
Blue whale
Fin whale
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ar.25393

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