Functional Relationship between Muscles of Mastication and the Skull with Enlarged Orbit in the Baikal Seal (Phoca sibirica)

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 699-704

  Endo, Hideki ^a   Sasaki, Hiroyuki ^b   Hayashi, Yoshihiro ^c   Petrov, Evangy A ^d   Amano, Masao ^e   Miyazaki, Nobuyuki ^e  

^a DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^d LIMNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Baikal seal; Muscle of mastication; Ringed seal

Indexed keywords

PHOCA HISPIDA; PHOCA SIBIRICA; PHOCIDAE; PUSA;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; EYE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MASTICATORY MUSCLE; PHOCA; PHYSIOLOGY; SKULL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; ZYGOMA;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; EYE; FEMALE; MALE; MASTICATORY MUSCLES; SEALS, EARLESS; SKULL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; ZYGOMA;

EID: 0032087576     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.60.699     Document Type: Article

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