Rachel Roston

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August 5, 2021

Now how did that get up there? New study sheds light on development and evolution of dolphin, whale blowholes

New research by scientists at the University of Washington and Duke University is shedding light on how the nasal passage of dolphins and whales shifts during embryonic development from emerging at the tip of the snout to emerging at the top of the head as a blowhole. The findings, published July 19 in the Journal of Anatomy, are an integrative model for this developmental transition for cetaceans.

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