The Anatomy of the Male Genital System of the Beluga Whale, Delphinapterus leucas, with Special Reference to the Penis
Summary The genital organs of four male adult beluga whales and one newborn animal were dissected and the main characteristics are described. As in other species of cetaceans, the testes and the greatest part of the penis are located inside the abdominal cavity. The penis has a sigmoid flexure and b...
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crwiley:10.1111/j.1439-0264.1994.tb00469.x 2024-06-02T08:04:16+00:00 The Anatomy of the Male Genital System of the Beluga Whale, Delphinapterus leucas, with Special Reference to the Penis Guise, S. De Bisaillon, A. Séguin, B. Lagacé, A. 1994 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0264.1994.tb00469.x https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1439-0264.1994.tb00469.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1439-0264.1994.tb00469.x en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Anatomia, Histologia, Embryologia volume 23, issue 3, page 207-216 ISSN 0340-2096 1439-0264 journal-article 1994 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0264.1994.tb00469.x 2024-05-03T11:28:27Z Summary The genital organs of four male adult beluga whales and one newborn animal were dissected and the main characteristics are described. As in other species of cetaceans, the testes and the greatest part of the penis are located inside the abdominal cavity. The penis has a sigmoid flexure and belongs to the fibroelastic type with a thick tunica albuginea and a small amount of vascular spaces in the erectile tissue. The prostate gland, found in other cetaceans, was not seen macroscopically, but only small prostate rudiments could be identified histologically. The os penis and the other accessory glands are absent as in other whales. Article in Journal/Newspaper Beluga Beluga whale Beluga* Delphinapterus leucas Wiley Online Library Anatomia, Histologia, Embryologia: Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series C 23 3 207 216 |
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Summary The genital organs of four male adult beluga whales and one newborn animal were dissected and the main characteristics are described. As in other species of cetaceans, the testes and the greatest part of the penis are located inside the abdominal cavity. The penis has a sigmoid flexure and belongs to the fibroelastic type with a thick tunica albuginea and a small amount of vascular spaces in the erectile tissue. The prostate gland, found in other cetaceans, was not seen macroscopically, but only small prostate rudiments could be identified histologically. The os penis and the other accessory glands are absent as in other whales. |
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Guise, S. De Bisaillon, A. Séguin, B. Lagacé, A. The Anatomy of the Male Genital System of the Beluga Whale, Delphinapterus leucas, with Special Reference to the Penis |
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Guise, S. De Bisaillon, A. Séguin, B. Lagacé, A. |
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The Anatomy of the Male Genital System of the Beluga Whale, Delphinapterus leucas, with Special Reference to the Penis |
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The Anatomy of the Male Genital System of the Beluga Whale, Delphinapterus leucas, with Special Reference to the Penis |
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The Anatomy of the Male Genital System of the Beluga Whale, Delphinapterus leucas, with Special Reference to the Penis |
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The Anatomy of the Male Genital System of the Beluga Whale, Delphinapterus leucas, with Special Reference to the Penis |
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The Anatomy of the Male Genital System of the Beluga Whale, Delphinapterus leucas, with Special Reference to the Penis |
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anatomy of the male genital system of the beluga whale, delphinapterus leucas, with special reference to the penis |
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