Turbinal bones are still one of the last frontiers of the tetrapod skull: hypotheses, challenges and perspectives

ABSTRACT Turbinals are bony or cartilaginous structures that are present in the nasal cavity of most tetrapods. They are involved in key functions such as olfaction, heat, and moisture conservation, as well as protection of the respiratory tract. Despite recent studies that challenged long‐standing...

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Published in:Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society 2024-12, Vol.99 (6), p.2304-2337
Main Authors: Martinez, Quentin, Amson, Eli, Ruf, Irina, Smith, Timothy D., Pirot, Nelly, Broyon, Morgane, Lebrun, Renaud, Captier, Guillaume, Gascó Martín, Cristina, Ferreira, Gabriel, Fabre, Pierre‐Henri
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Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Biological Evolution
Bones
Genomics
heat conservation
Histology
Homology
Hypotheses
moisture conservation
Nasal Cavity - anatomy & histology
Nasal Cavity - physiology
Nose
Olfaction
Physiology
Respiratory tract
Skull - anatomy & histology
Skull - physiology
turbinate
Vertebrates - anatomy & histology
Vertebrates - physiology
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Summary:ABSTRACT Turbinals are bony or cartilaginous structures that are present in the nasal cavity of most tetrapods. They are involved in key functions such as olfaction, heat, and moisture conservation, as well as protection of the respiratory tract. Despite recent studies that challenged long‐standing hypotheses about their physiological and genomic correlation, turbinals remain largely unexplored, particularly for non‐mammalian species. Herein, we review and synthesise the current knowledge of turbinals using an integrative approach that includes comparative anatomy, physiology, histology and genomics. In addition, we provide synonyms and correspondences of tetrapod turbinals from about 80 publications. This work represents a first step towards drawing hypotheses of homology for the whole clade, and provides a strong basis to develop new research avenues.
ISSN:1464-7931
1469-185X
1469-185X
DOI:10.1111/brv.13122