Building Cetacean Locomotor Muscles Throughout Ontogeny to Support High Performance Swimming into Adulthood.
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DOI: 10.1093/icb/icad011
Abstract: The demands on the locomotor muscles at birth are different for cetaceans than terrestrial mammals. Cetacean muscles do not need to support postural costs as the neonate transitions from the womb because water's buoyant force… read more here.
Keywords: locomotor muscles; muscle; buffering capacity; locomotor muscle ... See more keywords