Respiratory turbinates of canids and felids: A quantitative comparison

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 264, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 281-293

  Van Valkenburgh, Blaire ^a   Theodor, Jessica ^b   Friscia, Anthony ^a   Pollack, Ari ^a   Rowe, Timothy ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b RESEARCH AND COLLECTIONS CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Carnivorans; Nasal anatomy; Respiration; Turbinates

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANATOMY; CANID; ECOMORPHOLOGY; FELID; RESPIRATION;

CANIDAE; FELIDAE; MAMMALIA;

EID: 7744245349     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836904005771     Document Type: Article

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