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Respiratory and olfactory turbinal size in canid and arctoid carnivorans

Within the nasal cavity of mammals is a complex scaffold of paper-thin bones that function in respiration and olfaction. Known as turbinals, the bones greatly enlarge the surface area available for conditioning inspired air, reducing water loss, and improving olfaction. Given their functional signif...

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Hauptverfasser: Green, Patrick A, Valkenburgh, Blaire, Pang, Benison, Bird, Deborah, Rowe, Timothy, Curtis, Abigail
Format: Artigo
Sprache:Inglês
Veröffentlicht: Blackwell Science Inc 2012
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Online Zugang:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3512284/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23035637
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7580.2012.01570.x
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