Timing of ontogenetic changes of two cranial regions in Sotalia guianensis (Delphinidae)

Mammalian Biology

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 397-403

  Sydney, Nicolle V ^a   Machado, Fabio A ^b   Hingst Zaher, Erika ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO BUTANTAN   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Allometry; Cetacea; Geometric morphometrics; Growth functions; Shape

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; DOLPHIN; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GROWTH RATE; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; MORPHOLOGY; ONTOGENY; SHAPE;

CETACEA; DELPHINIDAE; SOTALIA; SOTALIA GUIANENSIS;

EID: 84867101155     PISSN: 16165047     EISSN: 16181476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mambio.2012.04.007     Document Type: Article

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