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Sexual dimorphism and morphometric relationships in pelvic bones of Commerson's dolphins (Cephalorhynchus c. commersonii) from Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
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2014-10Registro en:
Cáceres Saez, Iris; Dellabianca, Natalia Andrea; Pimper, Lida Elena; Pereyra Bonnet, Federico Alberto; Cassini, Guillermo Hernán; et al.; Sexual dimorphism and morphometric relationships in pelvic bones of Commerson's dolphins (Cephalorhynchus c. commersonii) from Tierra del Fuego, Argentina; Wiley; Marine Mammal Science; 31; 2; 10-2014; 734-747
0824-0469
Autor
Cáceres Saez, Iris
Dellabianca, Natalia Andrea
Pimper, Lida Elena
Pereyra Bonnet, Federico Alberto
Cassini, Guillermo Hernán
Prosser Goodall, Rae Natalie
Resumen
The hydrodynamic shape of the cetacean body and the reduction of the pelvic girdle leading to the loss of the pelvic limbs are the result of evolutionary adaptations to aquatic life; these changes are clearly represented in fossil remains (Thewissen et al. 2009)