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dc.contributor.authorLauridsen, Henrik
dc.contributor.authorBie Thøstesen, Charlotte
dc.contributor.authorPedersen, Christina Carøe Ejlskov
dc.contributor.authorRinggaard, Steffen
dc.contributor.authorElstrup, Mette
dc.contributor.authorMøller, Peter Daniel Rask
dc.contributor.authorJohansson, Daniel Klingberg
dc.contributor.authorAlstrup, Aage Kristian Olsen
dc.date.accessioned2023-01-13T13:23:00Z
dc.date.available2023-01-13T13:23:00Z
dc.date.issued2022-12-14
dc.description.abstractRecently, a unique mechanism for protecting the airway during lunge feeding was discovered in rorqual whales (Balaenopteridae). This mechanism is based on an oral plug structure in the soft palate with similarities in musculo-fatty composition to the nasal plugs protecting the respiratory tract of rorquals from water entry and barotrauma during diving. As a follow-up, we present here a developmental series on fetal, prenatal, juvenile and adult specimens across five species of rorquals, showing differential maturation of the nasal and oral respiratory protection plugs. Nasal plugs are fully formed to serve an immediate crucial function at birth. By contrast, the soft palate remains muscular until the onset of solid food intake, where a musculo-fatty oral plug is developed.en_US
dc.identifier.citationLauridsen, Bie Thøstesen, Pedersen, Ringgaard, Elstrup, Møller, Johansson, Alstrup. Heterochronic maturation of anatomical plugs for protecting the airway in rorqual whales (Balaenopteridae). Royal Society Open Science. 2022;9(12)en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 2104254
dc.identifier.doi10.1098/rsos.220459
dc.identifier.issn2054-5703
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/28214
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherThe Royal Societyen_US
dc.relation.journalRoyal Society Open Science
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2022 The Author(s)en_US
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0en_US
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)en_US
dc.titleHeterochronic maturation of anatomical plugs for protecting the airway in rorqual whales (Balaenopteridae)en_US
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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