Evolution: Hearing and Feeding in Fossil Whales

Jonathan H Geisler

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2017.05.007

Evolution: Hearing and Feeding in Fossil Whales

Curr Biol. 2017 Jun 19;27(12):R596-R598. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2017.05.007.

Author

Jonathan H Geisler¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Anatomy, New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine, Northern Boulevard, Old Westbury, NY, USA; Department of Paleobiology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, USA. Electronic address: jgeisler@nyit.edu.

PMID: 28633029
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2017.05.007

Abstract

The evolution of whales marks one of the major transitions in the history of mammals. Two new studies provide key insights into the evolution of hearing specializations and feeding strategies in early whales.

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MeSH terms

Animals
Biological Evolution
Fossils*
Hearing
Ultrasonics
Whales*