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Historical Biology
An International Journal of Paleobiology
Volume 14, 2000 - Issue 1-2
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Structural and mechanical characteristics of the hyperdense bone of the rostrum of Mesoplodon densirostris (Cetacea, Ziphiidae): Summary of recent observations

V. De Buffrénil Laboratoire d'Anatomie comparée, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, 55 rue Buffon, Paris, 75005, France
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L. Zylberberg Laboratoire d'Anatomie comparee, Université Paris 7, 2, Place Jussieu, Paris, 75221, France
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W. Traub Department of Structural Biology, Weizmann Institute, Rehovot, Israel
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A. Casinos Departament de Biologia Animal (Vertebrats), Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, 08028, Spain
Pages 57-65 | Published online: 10 Jan 2009

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Emanuele Peri, Peter L. Falkingham, Alberto Collareta & Giovanni Bianucci. (2022) Biting in the Miocene seas: estimation of the bite force of the macroraptorial sperm whale Zygophyseter varolai using finite element analysis. Historical Biology 34:10, pages 1916-1927.
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Olivier Lambert & Stephen Louwye. (2016) A new early Pliocene species of Mesoplodon: a calibration mark for the radiation of this species-rich beaked whale genus. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 36:2.
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Benjamin Ramassamy. (2016) Description of a new long-snouted beaked whale from the Late Miocene of Denmark: evolution of suction feeding and sexual dimorphism in the Ziphiidae (Cetacea: Odontoceti). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 178:2, pages 381-409.
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Maïtena Dumont, Vivian de Buffrénil, Ismael Miján & Olivier Lambert. (2016) Structure and growth pattern of the bizarre hemispheric prominence on the rostrum of the fossil beaked whale Globicetus hiberus (Mammalia, Cetacea, Ziphiidae) . Journal of Morphology 277:10, pages 1292-1308.
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Giovanni Bianucci, Claudio Di Celma, Mario Urbina & Olivier Lambert. (2016) New beaked whales from the late Miocene of Peru and evidence for convergent evolution in stem and crown Ziphiidae (Cetacea, Odontoceti). PeerJ 4, pages e2479.
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Giovanni Bianucci, Ismael Miján, Olivier Lambert, Klaas Post & Octávio Mateus. (2013) Bizarre fossil beaked whales (Odontoceti, Ziphiidae) fished from the Atlantic Ocean floor off the Iberian Peninsula. Geodiversitas 35:1, pages 105-153.
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Jessica Ward Shaffer, David Moretti, Susan Jarvis, Peter Tyack & Mark Johnson. (2013) Effective beam pattern of the Blainville's beaked whale ( Mesoplodon densirostris ) and implications for passive acoustic monitoring . The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 133:3, pages 1770-1784.
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Olivier Lambert, Vivian de Buffrénil & Christian de Muizon. (2011) Rostral densification in beaked whales: Diverse processes for a similar pattern. Comptes Rendus Palevol 10:5-6, pages 453-468.
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Vivian de Buffrénil & Olivier Lambert. (2011) Histology and growth pattern of the pachy-osteosclerotic premaxillae of the fossil beaked whale Aporotus recurvirostris (Mammalia, Cetacea, Odontoceti). Geobios 44:1, pages 45-56.
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Bruno Cozzi, Mattia Panin, Camilla Butti, Michela Podestà & Alessandro Zotti. (2010) Bone Density Distribution Patterns in the Rostrum of Delphinids and Beaked Whales: Evidence of Family-Specific Evolutive Traits. The Anatomical Record: Advances in Integrative Anatomy and Evolutionary Biology 293:2, pages 235-242.
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Alessandro Zotti, Roberto Poggi & Bruno Cozzi. (2009) Exceptional bone density DXA values of the rostrum of a deep-diving marine mammal: a new technical insight in the adaptation of bone to aquatic life. Skeletal Radiology 38:12, pages 1123-1125.
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Louise Zylberberg. (2004) New data on bone matrix and its proteins. Comptes Rendus Palevol 3:6-7, pages 591-604.
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