Table 1.
Literature available on the anatomical organization of the neonatal/juvenile dolphin brain.
| Species | Age | Sex | Analysis | Aim of the study/conclusion | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newborn (C.E.) | n.d. | CTI, FSh | Gross anatomy atlas | Liste et al., 2006 | |
| *Tursiops truncatus | |||||
| Postnatal (<6 m) | M | MRI atlas | Marino et al., 2004a | ||
| Fetus§ (6–9 m) | M | ||||
| Fetus | M | Volumetric neuroimaging (WM/GM) | Montie et al., 2008 | ||
| Neonate | F | ||||
| Lagenorhynchus acutus | MRI | ||||
| Subadult§ (2–3 y) | M | Montie et al., 2007§ | |||
| Subadult | M | MRI atlas§ | |||
| Subadult | F | ||||
| Delphinus delphis | Fetus (8–9 m) | M | MRI atlas | Marino et al., 2001b | |
| Stenella attenuata | Perinatal | n.d. | MRI, Gross dissection | Brain morphology and developmental stage | Rauschmann et al., 2006 |
CE, Controlled environment; n.d., Not determined; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; CTI, computed tomographic imaging; FSh, frozen sections of the head; WM/GM, white matter/gray matter volume ratio; Subadult, reproductively immature; Neonate, 126 to 140 cm. Comparable ages with respect to our analysis are in italics.