Review of the cetacean nose: form, function, and evolution
The cetacean nose presents a unique suite of anatomical modifications. Key among these is
posterior movement of the external nares from the tip of the rostrum to the top of the head …
posterior movement of the external nares from the tip of the rostrum to the top of the head …
A new eomysticetid from the Oligocene Kokoamu Greensand of New Zealand and a review of the Eomysticetidae (Mammalia, Cetacea)
Eomysticetids represent a worldwide, short-lived radiation of archaic baleen-bearing
mysticetes that elucidate morphofunctional shifts and ontogenetic change amongst early …
mysticetes that elucidate morphofunctional shifts and ontogenetic change amongst early …
Reconstructing body size in extinct crown Cetacea (Neoceti) using allometry, phylogenetic methods and tests from the fossil record
Living cetaceans exhibit interspecific size ranging across several orders of magnitude, and
rank among the largest vertebrates ever. Details of how cetaceans evolved different body …
rank among the largest vertebrates ever. Details of how cetaceans evolved different body …
Fin whale sound reception mechanisms: skull vibration enables low-frequency hearing
Hearing mechanisms in baleen whales (Mysticeti) are essentially unknown but their
vocalization frequencies overlap with anthropogenic sound sources. Synthetic audiograms …
vocalization frequencies overlap with anthropogenic sound sources. Synthetic audiograms …
The largest freshwater odontocete: A South Asian river dolphin relative from the proto-Amazonia
Several dolphin lineages have independently invaded freshwater systems. Among these,
the evolution of the South Asian river dolphin Platanista and its relatives (Platanistidae) …
the evolution of the South Asian river dolphin Platanista and its relatives (Platanistidae) …
Alcidedorbignya inopinata, a basal pantodont (Placentalia, Mammalia) from the early Palaeocene of Bolivia: anatomy, phylogeny and palaeobiology
Alcidedorbignya inopinata is a basal pantodont (Placentalia, Mammalia) of small body size,
from the early Palaeocene of the Santa Lucia Formation at Tiupampa, Bolivia. Tiupampa is …
from the early Palaeocene of the Santa Lucia Formation at Tiupampa, Bolivia. Tiupampa is …
Macroraptorial sperm whales (cetacea, odontoceti, physeteroidea) from the Miocene of Peru
The three extant sperm whale species, the giant Physeter macrocephalus and the diminutive
Kogia species, are relict members of the superfamily Physeteroidea, whose evolutionary …
Kogia species, are relict members of the superfamily Physeteroidea, whose evolutionary …
[HTML][HTML] The origins of the killer whale ecomorph
The killer whale (Orcinus orca) and false killer whale (Pseudorca crassidens) are the only
extant cetaceans that hunt other marine mammals, with pods of the former routinely preying …
extant cetaceans that hunt other marine mammals, with pods of the former routinely preying …
[HTML][HTML] Observation and analysis of sonar signal generation in the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus): evidence for two sonar sources
Indirect evidence for multiple sonar signal generators in odontocetes exists within the
published literature. To explore the long-standing controversy over the site of sonar signal …
published literature. To explore the long-standing controversy over the site of sonar signal …
[HTML][HTML] The origin of filter feeding in whales
As the largest known vertebrates of all time, mysticetes depend on keratinous sieves called
baleen to capture enough small prey to sustain their enormous size [1]. The origins of …
baleen to capture enough small prey to sustain their enormous size [1]. The origins of …