Morphological features of the nasal cavities of hawksbill, olive ridley, and black sea turtles: Comparative studies with green, loggerhead and leatherback sea turtles.

Morphological features of the nasal cavities of hawksbill, olive ridley, and black sea turtles: Comparative studies with green, loggerhead and leatherback sea turtles.

We analyzed the internal structure of the nasal cavities of hawksbill, olive ridley and black sea turtles from computed tomography images. The nasal cavities of all three species consisted of a vestibule, nasopharyngeal duct and cavum nasi proprium that included anterodorsal, posterodorsal and anter...

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Main Authors: Chiyo Kitayama, Keiichi Ueda, Mariko Omata, Taketeru Tomita, Shingo Fukada, Shogo Murakami, Yoshiaki Tanaka, Akihiro Kaji, Satomi Kondo, Hiroyuki Suganuma, Yuki Aiko, Atsuru Fujimoto, Yusuke K Kawai, Masashi Yanagawa, Daisuke Kondoh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0250873

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