The therian skull a lexicon with emphasis on the odontocetes /

Cetaceans form one of the most unique groups in the evolutionary history of mammals. They have returned to the sea and modified their tail as an efficient means of locomotion. As they adapted to the limited visibility in the aquatic environment, the odontocetes developed a system of echolocation tha...

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Main Author: Mead, James G.
Other Authors: Fordyce, R. Ewan.
Format: Book
Language: English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press, 2009.
Physical Description: viii, 248 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Also issued electronically via World Wide Web in PDF format.
Series: Smithsonian contributions to zoology ; no. 627.
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