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Development of the Cetacean Nasal Skull

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  • © 1999

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Authors:
  1. M. Klima

    1. Dr. Senckenbergische Anatomie, Institut III, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

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Part of the book series: Advances in Anatomy, Embryology and Cell Biology (ADVSANAT, volume 149)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages N2-VIII
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  2. Introduction

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    Pages 1-3

  3. Materials and Methods

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    Pages 5-8

  4. Synopsis of Structures of the Embryonic Nasal Skull

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    Pages 9-11

  5. Morphogeny of the Nasal Skull

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    Pages 13-43

  6. Metamorphosis and Translocation of the Nasal Structures

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    Pages 45-58

  7. Comparison of the Embryonic Nasal Structures

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    Pages 59-98

  8. The Nasal Structures of Adult Cetacea

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    Pages 99-114

  9. Evolutional and Functional Relationships

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    Pages 115-124

  10. The Systematics of Cetacea According to the Morphogeny of Their Nasal Skull

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    Pages 125-130

  11. Summary

    • M. Klima
    Pages 131-143

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 133-143
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Morphogeny of the nasal skull was investigated in 92 embryos of 13 species of Cetacea. Compared to the original nasal capsule of land mammals, the nasal structures of Cetacea show many weighty transformations. As a result, the nostrils are translocated from the tip of the snout to the vertex of the head. Several structures of the embryonic nasal skull remain preserved even in adult cetaceans. The translocation of the nostrils to the highest point of the surfacing body is among the most perfect adaptations of cetaceans to the aquatic life habits. The morphogeny of the nasal skull suggests that all cetaceans are of common origin and form a single monophyletic order. The hitherto usual division of this order into two suborders, Mysticeti and Odontoceti, appears to be unsubstantiated. Rather, at least three closely related superfamilies should be distinguished within the order Cetacea, viz., Balaenopteroidea, Physeteroidea, and Delphinoidea. The results are in a

Authors and Affiliations

  • Dr. Senckenbergische Anatomie, Institut III, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

    M. Klima

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Development of the Cetacean Nasal Skull

  • Authors: M. Klima

  • Series Title: Advances in Anatomy, Embryology and Cell Biology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-58612-5

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer-Verlag GmbH, DE, part of Springer Nature 1999

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-540-64996-0Published: 29 January 1999

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-58612-5Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0301-5556

  • Series E-ISSN: 2192-7065

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 144

  • Topics: Zoology

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