Structural and mechanical characteristics of the hyperdense bone of the rostrum of Mesoplodon densirostris (Cetacea, Ziphiidae): Summary of recent observations

Historical Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 57-65

  De Buffrenil V ^a   Zylberberg, L ^b   Traub, W ^c   Casinos, A ^d  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^c WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biomec hanics; Bone; Density; Histology; Mesoplodon densirostris; Mineralization; Rostrum; Ultrastructure; Whale

Indexed keywords

MORPHOLOGY;

CETACEA; MAMMALIA; MESOPLODON DENSIROSTRIS; ZIPHIIDAE;

EID: 0034119523     PISSN: 08912963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10292380009380555     Document Type: Article

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