Fig. 9
Three-dimensional reconstruction of postnatal ossification and mineralization of the hyolaryngeal apparatus in horseshoe bats (Rhinolophus pusillus) and laboratory mice (Mus musculus) based on micro-CT scanning. Scale bars = 1 mm. See text for abbreviations. A Lateral view of the hyolaryngeal apparatus of the postnatal day 0 specimen of R. pusillus. B Dorsal view of the hyolaryngeal apparatus of the postnatal day 0 specimen of R. pusillus. C Lateral view of the hyolaryngeal apparatus of the postnatal day 14 specimen of R. pusillus. D Dorsal view of the hyolaryngeal apparatus of the postnatal day 14 specimen of R. pusillus. E Lateral view of the hyolaryngeal apparatus of the adult specimen of R. pusillus. F Dorsal view of the hyolaryngeal apparatus of the adult specimen of R. pusillus. G Lateral view of the hyolaryngeal apparatus of the postnatal day 0 specimen of M. musculus. H Dorsal view of the hyolaryngeal apparatus of the postnatal day 0 specimen of M. musculus. I Lateral view of the hyolaryngeal apparatus of the postnatal day 14 specimen of M. musculus. J Dorsal view of the hyolaryngeal apparatus of the postnatal day 14 specimen of M. musculus. K Lateral view of the hyolaryngeal apparatus of the adult specimen of M. musculus. L Dorsal view of the hyolaryngeal apparatus of the adult specimen of M. musculus