Placentation in dolphins from the Amazon River Basin: the Boto, Inia geoffrensis, and the Tucuxi, Sotalia fluviatilis

<p>Abstract</p> <p>A recent reassessment of the phylogenetic affinities of cetaceans makes it timely to compare their placentation with that of the artiodactyls. We studied the placentae of two sympatric species of dolphin from the Amazon River Basin, representing two distinct fami...

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Main Authors: Bonatelli Marina, Carvalho Ana F, Ambrosio Carlos E, Carter Anthony M, da Silva Vera MF, Lima Marcelo C, Miglino Maria
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-06-01
Series:Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology
Online Access:http://www.rbej.com/content/5/1/26