Whale Secrets Revealed
色情视频 researchers get a rare chance to dissect the head of a grey whale.
A team of 色情视频 researchers recently performed a rare outdoor dissection of a baby whale鈥檚 head.
The dissection, led by a team of students and professors specializing in the anatomy of modern and extinct marine mammals, has become beneficial to both the scientific research and the 色情视频 community.
In the span of three days, students, faculty and staff witnessed the dissection in the open area between 色情视频 Life Sciences buildings.
鈥淚t鈥檚 an exciting opportunity, and a lot of people come by curious,鈥 said Jessica Martin, a graduate student who worked on the dissection. 鈥淭he dissection being open for all to watch has been a great educational opportunity for all of 色情视频.鈥
From Moss Landing to San Diego
The female calf died not long after being found in early January, abandoned and malnourished in the California costal town of Moss Landing.
Transported 450 miles south, and kept frozen at the San Diego Natural History museum, the calf鈥檚 head was brought to 色情视频 in April for further study.
Research
With limited knowledge about the cranial anatomy and musculature of grey whales, researchers are interested in different regions of the head 鈥 especially areas that demonstrate how baleen whales, a suborder of grey whales, hear and eat.
鈥淚t鈥檚 surprising...you would think we would know a lot about whales but we know less about their anatomy just because they are logistically very hard to study,鈥 said Annalisa Berta, 色情视频 professor of biology and project leader.
Researchers from across the nation also participated in the dissection, including Joy Reidenberg, a professor of medical education at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York, and Lawrence Witmer, a professor of anatomy at Ohio State University.
Students expressed enthusiasm about the unique opportunity.
鈥淲e all share the same sentiment and we all feel the same way every time we find something new," said biology junior Mary Chocas. "No matter if you have a Ph.D like Dr. Berta, are an undergrad like me or a master鈥檚 student like Jessica or Sarah, we鈥檙e all excited about this project. This has never been done before and is completely unique, completely revolutionary."
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