Author | Klima, M. author |
---|---|
Title | Development of the Cetacean Nasal Skull [electronic resource] / by M. Klima |
Imprint | Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 1999 |
Connect to | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-58612-5 |
Descript | VIII, 144 p. online resource |
1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 3 Synopsis of Structures of the Embryonic Nasal Skullโฆ. -- 3.1 Cartilaginous Structures -- 3.2 Dermal Bones -- 4 Morphogeny of the Nasal Skull -- 4.1 Odontoceti -- 4.2 Mysticeti -- 5 Metamorphosis and Translocation of the Nasal Structures -- 5.1 Stages Around 40 mm in Size -- 5.2 Stages Around 80 mm in Size -- 5.3 Stages Around 150 mm in Size -- 5.4 Course of the Most Important Transformations -- 6 Comparison of the Embryonic Nasal Structures -- 6.1 The Median Structures -- 6.2 The Posterior Side Wall Structures -- 6.3 The Anterior Side Wall Structures -- 7 The Nasal Structures of Adult Cetacea -- 7.1 The Ethmoid Complex -- 7.2 Cartilaginous Rostrum -- 7.3 Cartilages of the Nostril -- 7.4 Nasal Roof Cartilage in the Sperm WhalePhyseter catodon -- 7.5 Pararostral Bones, or the so-called Meckelian Ossicles -- 8 Evolutional and Functional Relationships -- 8.1 Position of the Nostrils and the Mode of Surfacing in Cetaceans -- 8.2 Position of the Nostrils and the Mode of Surfacing in Ichthyosaurs -- 8.3 Position of the Nostrils and the Modell9 of Surfacing in Sirenians -- 9 The Systematics of Cetacea According to the Morphogeny of Their Nasal Skull -- 9.1 On the Phylogenetic Origin of Cetacea -- 9.2 The Present Results and Their Significance for the Systematics of Cetacea -- 9.3 Other Recent Criteria for the Systematics of Cetacea -- 10 Summary -- References