The Trouble With Flippers: A Report On The Prevalence Of Digital Anomalies In Cetacea
abnormalities; bottle-nosed-dolphin; evolution; flipper; forelimb; hyperphalangy; limb; limb malformations; manus; mechanobiology; patterns; polydactyly; polyphalangy; tursiops-truncatus; vertebrate; Zoology
Cooper L N; Dawson S D
Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society
2009
2009-03
Journal Article or Conference Abstract Publication
<a href="http://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.2008.00454.x" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">10.1111/j.1096-3642.2008.00454.x</a>
Highlights of Cetacean Embryology
Balacnidae; Balaena mysticetus; baleen development; bowhead whale; Delphinidae; dentition; development; dolphin stenella-attenuata; ear development; embryology; evolution; generation; hair; hyperphalangy; limb; Marine & Freshwater Biology; morphogenesis; perspectives; pharyngeal arch; Stenella attenuata; teeth; tooth development; Zoology
The embryology of cetaceans documents features that elucidate the interaction between form and function in modern species, as well as their evolution from extinct ones. Prenatal specimens of the dolphin Stenella attenuata demonstrate critical aspects of the embryonic and fetal development of cetaceans, the pharyngeal arches, ear ossicles, nasal opening, teeth, forelimb, hind limb, and flukes. In addition, specimens of the bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) illustrate the development of baleen and hair.
Thewissen J G M
Aquatic Mammals
2018
2018
Journal Article
<a href="http://doi.org/10.1578/am.44.6.2018.591" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">10.1578/am.44.6.2018.591</a>