Anatomy of nasal complex in the southern right whale, Eubalaena australis (Cetacea, Mysticeti)

• Published in: Journal of Anatomy
• Main Authors: Buono, Mónica Romina, Fernandez, Marta Susana, Fordyce, Ewan, Reidenberg, Joy S.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley
• Subjects: Anatomy; Blowhole; Eubalaena Australis; Mysticete; Nasal Muscle; Nasal Plug; Right Whale; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Argentina; Fernandez; Rorqual; Nasi; Mónica; baleen whales; Southern Right Whale; toothed whales
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/13647

The nasal region of the skull has undergone dramatic changes during the course of cetacean evolution. In particular, mysticetes (baleen whales) conserve the nasal mammalian pattern associated with the secondary function of olfaction, and lack the sound-producing specializations present in odontocete...