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Postnatal cranial growth of Risso’s dolphin (Grampus griseus)

Flores, David AlfredoIcon ; del Castillo, Daniela LauraIcon ; Yamada, Tadasu
Fecha de publicación: 01/2017
Editorial: De Gruyter
Revista: Mammalia
ISSN: 0025-1461
Idioma: Inglés
Tipo de recurso: Artículo publicado
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The short-nosed Risso’s dolphin (Grampus griseus) is the fifth largest member of Delphinidae, but is one of the least studied dolphin species. We studied the postnatal ontogeny and sexual dimorphism of the skull of Risso’s dolphin by applying linear bivariate and multivariate analyses of allometry and discussing our findings in a comparative and functional framework. Comparing a representative of the Globicephalinae subfamily (a typically short-nosed group) with previously studied cetaceans belonging to different families is important for evaluating variations in the growth of splanchnocranium and neurocranium in cetaceans. Results of bivariate and multivariate approaches were mostly similar. The trophic apparatus showed positive allometry or isometry, whereas negative allometry was observed in neurochranial components and in width of external nares. We detected sexual dimorphism in the growth pattern of cranial variables related to trophic functions, suggesting slight differences in the mechanics of the trophic apparatus. Our results indicate a very low degree of sexual dimorphism in skull growth compared with other dolphins with most dimorphic growth rates favoring females; this result can be related to the earlier acquisition of an optimal performance in females, which is important for reproductive requirements. The growth of the splanchnocranium, and especially of those characters associated with the trophic function, exhibits a pattern of higher growth rate than neurochranial components, regardless of the short face of G. griseus.
Palabras clave: Allometry , Grampus , Ontogeny , Skull
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URI: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/47782
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.1515/mammalia-2016-0052
URL: https://www.degruyter.com/view/j/mamm.2017.81.issue-6/mammalia-2016-0052/mammali
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Articulos de MUSEO ARG.DE CS.NAT "BERNARDINO RIVADAVIA"
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Flores, David Alfredo; del Castillo, Daniela Laura; Yamada, Tadasu; Postnatal cranial growth of Risso’s dolphin (Grampus griseus); De Gruyter; Mammalia; 81; 6; 1-2017
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