Adaptations of the cetacean hyolingual apparatus for aquatic feeding and thermoregulation

Foraging methods vary considerably among semiaquatic and fully aquatic mammals. Semiaquatic animals often find food in water yet consume it on land, but as truly obligate aquatic mammals, cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises) must acquire and ingest food underwater. It is hypothesized that dif...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Anatomical record (Hoboken, N.J. : 2007) N.J. : 2007), 2007-06, Vol.290 (6), p.546-568
1. Verfasser:	Werth, Alexander J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adaptation, Physiological anatomy Animals Body Temperature Regulation - physiology Cetacea feeding Feeding Behavior - physiology Female histology hyoid Hyoid Bone - anatomy & histology Hyoid Bone - physiology Male Mysticeti Odontoceti swallowing tongue Tongue - anatomy & histology Tongue - physiology Whales - anatomy & histology Whales - physiology
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