Morphology of the hyoid apparatus of some species of odontocetes from southern Brazil.
The hyoid apparatus of odontocetes serves as a major attachment point for the muscles and ligaments that subserve breathing, sound production and swallowing. However, most of the literature on anatomy does not consider the bones of this region, presenting general osteological descriptions without co...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
2009-03-01
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| Series: | Biotemas |
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| Online Access: | http://www.biotemas.ufsc.br/volumes/pdf/volume221/p111-120.pdf |