The external and middle ear of the striped dolphin stenella coeruleoalba (Meyen 1833)

Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series C: Anatomia Histologia Embryologia

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 197-201

  Sassu, R ^a   Cozzi, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CETACEA; MAMMALIA; STENELLA (CETACEA); STENELLA COERULEOALBA;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DIVING; EXTERNAL EAR; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MIDDLE EAR; PHYSIOLOGY; STENELLA;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; DIVING; EAR, EXTERNAL; EAR, MIDDLE; FEMALE; MALE; STENELLA;

EID: 34447291604     PISSN: 03402096     EISSN: 14390264     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0264.2006.00750.x     Document Type: Article

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