Comparative anatomy of and around the posterior nasofrontal sac of a beluga whale
Ayumi Hirose
Laboratory of Cetacean Biology, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
School of Life Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Tsurumi University, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama City, Kanagawa, Japan
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Search for more papers by this authorYasuhiro Uekusa
Tsurumi University, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama City, Kanagawa, Japan
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Search for more papers by this authorHiroshi Katsumata
Kamogawa Sea World, Higashi-cho, Kamogawa, Chiba, Japan
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Search for more papers by this authorEtsuko Katsumata
Kamogawa Sea World, Higashi-cho, Kamogawa, Chiba, Japan
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Gen Nakamura
Laboratory of Cetacean Biology, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Nakamura Gen, Laboratory of Cetacean Biology, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, 4–5–7 Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
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Search for more papers by this authorHidehiro Kato
Laboratory of Cetacean Biology, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Institute of Cetacean Research, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Search for more papers by this authorAyumi Hirose
Laboratory of Cetacean Biology, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
School of Life Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Contribution: Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Visualization, Writing - original draft
Search for more papers by this authorRyo Kodera
Tsurumi University, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama City, Kanagawa, Japan
Contribution: Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Visualization, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing
Search for more papers by this authorYasuhiro Uekusa
Tsurumi University, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama City, Kanagawa, Japan
Contribution: Conceptualization, Investigation, Validation, Writing - review & editing
Search for more papers by this authorHiroshi Katsumata
Kamogawa Sea World, Higashi-cho, Kamogawa, Chiba, Japan
Contribution: Data curation, Investigation, Project administration, Resources, Writing - review & editing
Search for more papers by this authorEtsuko Katsumata
Kamogawa Sea World, Higashi-cho, Kamogawa, Chiba, Japan
Contribution: Data curation, Resources, Writing - review & editing
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Gen Nakamura
Laboratory of Cetacean Biology, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Nakamura Gen, Laboratory of Cetacean Biology, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, 4–5–7 Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
Email: [email protected]
Contribution: Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Visualization
Search for more papers by this authorHidehiro Kato
Laboratory of Cetacean Biology, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Institute of Cetacean Research, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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