Anatomy of the cranial endocast of the bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus, based on HRXCT

Journal of Mammalian Evolution

Volumn 12, Issue 1-2 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 195-207

  Colbert, Matthew W ^a,d   Racicot, Rachel ^a,c   Rowe, Timothy ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d 1 University Station C1100   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Endocast; Tursiops

Indexed keywords

CETACEA; ODONTOCETI; TURSIOPS; TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS;

EID: 28844506348     PISSN: 10647554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10914-005-4861-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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