Abstract
It has been postulated that the one-humped (Arabian) dromedary and the two-humped (Bactrian) camel originated from a single ancestor. Consequently, the dromedary was considered a breed of the two-humped camel, based on an anatomical study by Lombardini L, 1879: Ann. Del. Universita Toscane, 259, 147, who described a reduced second hump like structure in foetal and adult dromedaries. To resolve this lingering issue, we analysed dromedary foetuses and calves. In contrast to the situation in two-humped camels, we never observed any rudimentary second hump in the dromedary foetuses or calves.
Item Type: | Journal article |
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Faculties: | Veterinary Medicine > Department of Veterinary Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Anatomie, Histologie und Embryologie |
Subjects: | 500 Science > 590 Animals (zoology) |
ISSN: | 03402096 |
Language: | English |
Item ID: | 36152 |
Date Deposited: | 15. Mar 2017, 16:14 |
Last Modified: | 04. Nov 2020, 13:14 |