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Allometric patterns of fetal head growth in mysticetes and odontocetes: Comparison of Balaena mysticetus and Stenella attenuata

Unlike other mammals, odontocetes and mysticetes have highly derived craniofacial bones. A growth process referred to as "telescoping" is partly responsible for this morphology. Here, we explore how changes in facial morphology during fetal growth…

Tags: 2011, Armfield B A, Balaena mysticetus, bowhead whale, dolphins, George J C, Journal Article or Conference Abstract Publication, Marine & Freshwater Biology, Marine Mammal Science, mechanism, pan-tropical spotted dolphin, prenatal growth, Stenella attenuata, Thewissen J G M, Vinyard C J, WHALES, Zoology

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