The vertebral column of the hourglass dolphin (Lagenorhynchus cruciger, Quoy and Gaimard, 1824), with notes on its functional properties in relation to its habitat

• Published in: Aquatic Mammals
• Main Authors: Marchesi, María Constanza, Pimper, Lida Elena, Mora, Matias Sebastian, Proser de Goodall, Rae Nataly
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: European Association for Aquatic Mammals
• Subjects: FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; HOURGLASS DOLPHIN; LAGENORHYNCHUS CRUCIGER; OSTEOLOGY; VERTEBRAL COLUMN; 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/11336/63534

Fast-swimming dolphins have a relatively stable morphological configuration, explained partially by their vertebral morphology. The hourglass dolphin (Lagenorhynchus cruciger), an oceanic species, is one of the least known species of small odontocetes. The aim of this paper is to describe the osteol...