Interspecific variation of ontogeny and skull shape among porpoises (Phocoenidae)

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 272, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 136-148

  Galatius, Anders ^a,b   Berta, Annalisa ^c   Frandsen, Marie Schou ^b   Goodall, R Natalie P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

^c SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Museo Acatushún de Aves y Mamiferos Marines Australes AMMA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Ontogeny; Pedomorphosis; Phylogeny; Porpoises; Skeleton

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CRANIAL SUTURE; EPIPHYSIS; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; MALE; PHYLOGENY; PORPOISE; SKULL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPINE;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; CRANIAL SUTURES; EPIPHYSES; FEMALE; MALE; PHYLOGENY; PORPOISES; SKULL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SPINE;

PHOCOENA DIOPTRICA; PHOCOENA PHOCOENA; PHOCOENA SPINIPINNIS; PHOCOENIDAE; PHOCOENOIDES DALLI;

EID: 78650918654     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: 10974687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10900     Document Type: Article

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