Evolution and Diversification of Delphinid Skull Shapes
Anders Galatius, Rachel A. Racicot, Michael R. McGowen, Morten Tange Olsen
Abstract
, related to handling large prey. Delphinid skull shapes are related to feeding mode and prey size, whereas adaptation to habitat is not marked. Over a short period, delphinid skulls have evolved a diversity eclipsing other extant odontocete clades.
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SkullBiologyPredationEvolutionary biologyDiversification (marketing strategy)Adaptation (eye)ZoologyEcologyAnatomyMarketingBusinessNeuroscienceMarine animal studies overviewIchthyology and Marine BiologyMarine and fisheries research