Evolution of cetacean osmoregulation

Nature

Volumn 381, Issue 6581, 1996, Pages 379-380

  Thewissen, J G M ^a   Roe, L J ^b   O'Neil, J R ^c   Hussain, S T ^d   Sahni, A ^e   Bajpai, S ^f  

^a NORTHEAST OHIO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d HOWARD UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

^f INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CETACEA;

FRESH WATER; OXYGEN; PHOSPHATE; SEA WATER;

ADAPTATION; CETACEA; ENAMEL; EVOLUTION; FOSSIL; LETTER; MINERALIZATION; NONHUMAN; OSMOREGULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOOTH;

EID: 0029946643     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/381379b0     Document Type: Article

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