Rorqual whale nasal plugs: protecting the respiratory tract against water entry and barotrauma
The upper respiratory tract of rorquals, lunge-feeding baleen whales, must be protected against water incursion and the risk of barotrauma at depth, where air-filled spaces like the bony nasal cavities may experience high adverse pressure gradients. We hypothesize these two disparate tasks are accom...
| Published in: | Journal of Experimental Biology |
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| Main Authors: | , , , |
| Format: | Text |
| Language: | English |
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The Company of Biologists Ltd
2020
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| Online Access: | http://jeb.biologists.org/cgi/content/short/223/4/jeb219691 https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.219691 |