Olfaction and brain size in the bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus)

被引：63

作者：

Thewissen, J. G. M. ^{[1
]}

George, John ^{[2
]}

Rosa, Cheryl ^{[2
]}

Kishida, Takushi ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Northeastern Ohio Univ Coll Med & Pharm, Coll Med, Dept Anat & Neurobiol, Rootstown, OH 44272 USA

[2] N Slope Borough, Dept Wildlife Management, Barrow, AK 99723 USA

[3] Kyoto Univ, Dept Zool, Kyoto 6068502, Japan

来源：

MARINE MAMMAL SCIENCE | 2011年 / 27卷 / 02期

基金：

美国国家科学基金会;

关键词：

bowhead whale; Balaena mysticetus; olfaction; anatomy; olfactory receptor genes; brain; evolution; RECEPTOR GENE REPERTOIRES; EVOLUTIONARY DYNAMICS; DIMETHYL SULFIDE; REDUCTION; ATTRACTION; ROLES;

D O I：

10.1111/j.1748-7692.2010.00406.x

中图分类号：

Q17 [水生生物学];

学科分类号：

071004 ;

摘要：

P>Although there are several isolated references to the olfactory anatomy of mysticetes, it is usually thought that olfaction is rudimentary in this group. We investigated the olfactory anatomy of bowhead whales and found that these whales have a cribriform plate and small, but histologically complex olfactory bulb. The olfactory bulb makes up approximately 0.13% of brain weight, unlike odontocetes where this structure is absent. We also determined that 51% of olfactory receptor genes were intact, unlike odontocetes, where this number is less than 25%. This suggests that bowheads have a sense of smell, and we speculate that they may use this to find aggregations of krill on which they feed.

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页码：282 / 294

页数：13

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