Bücher von Milan Klima

Granted by Hubrecht Laboratory, International Embryological Institute, Utrecht and by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Bonn

The rapid development of molecular biology and genetics has led to renewed interest in embryology, comparative embryology, and studies of the relations between ontogeny and phylogeny.

Morphogeny of the nasal skull was investigated in 92 embryos of 13 species of Cetacea. Compared to the original nasal capsule of land mammals, the nasal structures of Cetacea show many weighty transformations. The morphogeny of the nasal skull suggests that all cetaceans are of common origin and form a single monophyletic order.