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Convergent evolution in toothed whale cochleae

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Published in 2019 at "BMC Evolutionary Biology"

DOI: 10.1186/s12862-019-1525-x

Abstract: BackgroundOdontocetes (toothed whales) are the most species-rich marine mammal lineage. The catalyst for their evolutionary success is echolocation - a form of biological sonar that uses high-frequency sound, produced in the forehead and ultimately detected… read more here.

Keywords: evolution; toothed whale; beaked whales; convergent evolution ... See more keywords