VIII.—A Contribution to the Comparative Anatomy of the Mammalian Organ of Jacobson

Abstract

Since the Organ of Jacobson was first described in 1811, a large amount of study has been given to its structure, development, and morphology; and as a result of these investigations, we have now a very good idea of the distribution of the organ in the animal kingdom, of its relations in many typical forms, and of its minute anatomy in a few representative types. With the exception, however, of Seydel's work among the Amphibia, very little has been done to the study of the comparative anatomy of the organ, and it is hoped that the present contribution will assist towards a clearer understanding of its comparative anatomy in the Mammalia.