2023 article
Melon and rostral muscle morphology of Gervais' beaked whale (Mesoplodon europaeus): Alternating patterns of bilateral asymmetry
Denk, M., McLellan, W., Pabst, D. A., Rommel, S., Keenan, T., Sharp, S., … Moore, M. (2023, August 7). ANATOMICAL RECORD-ADVANCES IN INTEGRATIVE ANATOMY AND EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY.
author keywords: bioacoustics; echolocation; functional anatomy; nasal morphology; Odontoceti; Ziphiidae
TL;DR:
The curvilinear melon morphology and associated asymmetrical musculature suggest a means of lengthening the lipid pathway within a relatively short dimensional footprint and the species-specific arrangement of muscular projections suggests complex fine-tuning of the melon's geometry during echolocation.
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Added: August 21, 2023
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