Aquatic adaptation and the evolution of smell and taste in whales

INTRODUCTION: While olfaction is one of the most important senses in most terrestrial mammals, it is absent in modern toothed whales (Odontoceti, Cetacea). Furthermore, behavioral evidence suggests that gustation is very limited. In contrast, their aquatic sistergroup, baleen whales (Mysticeti) reta...

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Autores principales: Kishida, Takushi, Thewissen, JGM, Hayakawa, Takashi, Imai, Hiroo, Agata, Kiyokazu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4604112/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26605054
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40851-014-0002-z

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4604112/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26605054
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40851-014-0002-z

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