Life history constrains biochemical development in the highly specialized odontocete echolocation sy...
Life history constrains biochemical development in the highly specialized odontocete echolocation system
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London: The Royal Society
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The vertebrate head has undergone enormous modification from the features borne by early ancestors. The growth of skull bones has been well studied in many species, yet little is known about corresponding soft tissue development. Among mammals, some of the most unusual examples of cranial evolution exist in the toothed whales (odontocetes). Special...
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Life history constrains biochemical development in the highly specialized odontocete echolocation system
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_69533861
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_69533861
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0962-8452
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1471-2954
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10.1098/rspb.2008.0457
