A comparative analysis of marine mammal tracheas.
Moore C, Moore M, Trumble S, Niemeyer M, Lentell B, McLellan W, Costidis A, Fahlman A.
Moore C, et al.
J Exp Biol. 2014 Apr 1;217(Pt 7):1154-66. doi: 10.1242/jeb.093146. Epub 2013 Dec 5.
J Exp Biol. 2014.
PMID: 24311807
Some tracheas fell into more than one category along their length; for example, the harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) demonstrated complete rings cranially, and as the trachea progressed caudally, tracheal rings changed morphology. Dolphins and porpoises had less stiff, more compliant …
Some tracheas fell into more than one category along their length; for example, the harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) demonstrated complete rings …