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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...
Autores principales: | Kishida, Takushi, Thewissen, JGM, Hayakawa, Takashi, Imai, Hiroo, Agata, Kiyokazu |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2015
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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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