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Patterns of cetacean vaginal folds yield insights into functionality
Complex foldings of the vaginal wall are unique to some cetaceans and artiodactyls and are of unknown function(s). The patterns of vaginal length and cumulative vaginal fold length were assessed in relation to body length and to each other in a phylogenetic context to derive insights into functional...
Autores principales: | Orbach, Dara N., Marshall, Christopher D., Mesnick, Sarah L., Würsig, Bernd |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5376333/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28362830 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0175037 |
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