Histological analysis of the nasal roof cartilage in a neonate sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus : Mammalia, Odontoceti)

The nasal roof cartilage of a neonate sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) was examined by gross dissection and routine histology. This cartilage is part of the embryonic Tectum nasi and is a critical feature in the formation of the massive sperm whale forehead. In neonates as well as in adults, the...

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Published in:Zoologischer Anzeiger - A Journal of Comparative Zoology
Main Authors: Huggenberger, Stefan, Ridgway, Sam H., Oelschlager, Helmut H.A., Kirschenbauer, Irmgard, Vogl, Thomas J., Klima, Milan
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2006
Subjects:
Institut für Biochemie und Biologie
Nares
Nasi
Physeter macrocephalus
Sperm whale
Online Access:https://publishup.uni-potsdam.de/opus4-ubp/frontdoor/index/index/docId/12394
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcz.2006.01.001

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