A gross anatomical study of the pectoral limb of the Atlantic bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)
Date
1988
Authors
Schwab, E.G.L.
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Publisher
Texas A&M University.
Abstract
The pectoral limb of the Atlantic bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus), is best described as a formal terrestrial limb that has since adapted to an aquatic existence. Four systems muscular, nervous, vasculature and skeletal, which make up the limb were examined.
Description
159 p., Thesis
Keywords
Atlantic bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus, marine mammals, anatomical structures