Notes on the brain and encephalization quotient of two sperm whales with a synthesis of the literature and indications of a new method of extraction

The sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus, Linnaeus 1758) possesses the largest brain that ever existed. Relatively few authors have dealt with it and the available descriptions are heterogeneous, with only few data about brain weight or gross anatomy. In fact the central nervous system of large cetac...

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Main Authors: Michele Povinelli, Mattia Panin, Sandro Mazzariol, Maristella Giurisato, Cristina Ballarin, Giulia Roncon, Michela Podestà, Massimo Demma, Bruno Cozzi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2014-11-01
Series:Natural History Sciences
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Online Access:https://sisn.pagepress.org/index.php/nhs/article/view/202