## Abstract Blubber, the lipidβrich hypodermis of cetaceans, functions in thermoregulation, buoyancy control, streamlining, metabolic energy storage, and locomotion. This study investigated the development of this specialized hypodermis in bottlenose dolphins (__Tursiops truncatus__) across an onto
The development of diving bradycardia in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)
β Scribed by S.R. Noren; V. Cuccurullo; T.M. Williams
- Book ID
- 106044017
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 417 KB
- Volume
- 174
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0174-1578
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