Supplementary material from "Evidence for convergent evolution of ultrasonic hearing in toothed whales (Cetacea: Odontoceti)"

• Main Authors: Racicot, Rachel A., Boessenecker, Robert W., Darroch, Simon A. F., Geisler, Jonathan H.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Figshare 2019
• Subjects: Evolutionary Biology; FOS Biological sciences; 40308 Palaeontology incl. Palynology; FOS Earth and related environmental sciences; 60301 Animal Systematics and Taxonomy; 60310 Plant Systematics and Taxonomy; Labyrinth; toothed whales
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.4486787; https://rs.figshare.com/collections/Supplementary_material_from_Evidence_for_convergent_evolution_of_ultrasonic_hearing_in_toothed_whales_Cetacea_Odontoceti_/4486787

Toothed whales (Cetacea: Odontoceti) are the most diverse group of modern cetaceans, originating during the Eocene/Oligocene transition approximately 38 Ma. All extant odontocetes echolocate; a single origin for this behaviour is supported by a unique facial source for ultrasonic vocalizations and a...