Allometry and Ontogeny in the Vertebral Column of Southern Hemisphere Dolphins: a 3D Morphofunctional Approach

• Published in: Journal of Mammalian Evolution
• Main Authors: Marchesi, María Constanza, Mora, Matias Sebastian, Dans, Silvana Laura, González-José, Rolamdo
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer
• Subjects: ONTOGENIA; ALOMETRIA; DELFINES; MORFOMETRIA GEOMETRICA; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Argentina; Marchesi; Hourglass dolphin; Lagenorhynchus cruciger
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/115479

Commerson’s dolphin (Cephalorhynchus commersonii), Peale’s dolphin (Lagenorhynchus australis), dusky dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obscurus), and hourglass dolphin (Lagenorhynchus cruciger) are closely related species occurring in the Southern Hemisphere. Even though they are partially sympatric, they hav...