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Cetacean Morphology

Cetacean Morphology is a systematic academic framework that characterizes the structural form and physical organization of cetaceans, distinguished by its focus on anatomical adaptations such as streamlined body shape, limb modification into flippers, and dorsal fin configuration in relation to aquatic locomotion and ecological specialization.

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Mirror self-recognition in the bottlenose dolphin: A case of cognitive convergence

Diana Reiss, Lori Marino · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2001 · 701 citations · Full text

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The Biology of the Sticklebacks

Joseph S. Nelson, R. J. Wootton · Copeia · 1978 · 611 citations

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Hydrodynamic design of the humpback whale flipper

F. E. Fish, Juliann M. Battle · Journal of Morphology · 1995 · 603 citations

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Leading-edge tubercles delay stall on humpback whale (<i>Megaptera novaeangliae</i>) flippers

David Miklosovic, Mark M. Murray, Laurens E. Howle et al. · Physics of Fluids · 2004 · 596 citations

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Dolphin societies: discoveries and puzzles

Choice Reviews Online · 1992 · 468 citations

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  1. FE
    Frank E. Fish

    West Chester University, United States

    29 publications · 2.4K citations

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  2. JG
    J. G. M. Thewissen

    Northeast Ohio Medical University, United States

    25 publications · 2.1K citations

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  3. DA
    D. Ann Pabst

    University of North Carolina Wilmington, United States

    22 publications · 1.2K citations

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  4. WA
    William A. McLellan

    University of North Carolina Wilmington, United States

    24 publications · 1.3K citations

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  5. JA
    Jeremy A. Goldbogen

    Stanford University, United States

    21 publications · 989 citations

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  1. National Museum of Natural History

    Washington, United States

    30 h-index

    76 publications

    3.8K citations

  2. Smithsonian Institution

    Washington, United States

    28 h-index

    62 publications

    3.1K citations

  3. NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service

    Silver Spring, United States

    27 h-index

    98 publications

    5.3K citations

  4. Northeast Ohio Medical University

    Ravenna, United States

    24 h-index

    52 publications

    4K citations

  5. NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service Southwest Fisheries Science Center

    La Jolla, United States

    24 h-index

    85 publications

    5.6K citations

  6. San Diego State University

    San Diego, United States

    23 h-index

    48 publications

    2.5K citations

  7. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    23 h-index

    51 publications

    2.3K citations

  8. Duke University

    Durham, United States

    23 h-index

    48 publications

    4.8K citations

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  1. Marine Mammal Science

    136 publications · 5.6K citations

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  2. Canadian Journal of Zoology

    51 publications · 2.3K citations

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  3. The Anatomical Record

    54 publications · 2.8K citations

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  4. Journal of Experimental Biology

    44 publications · 2.4K citations

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  5. Journal of Morphology

    61 publications · 3.2K citations

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