Age estimation of the gray four eyed opossum, philander opossum (didelphimorphia: Didelphidae)

Mammalia

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 1994, Pages 283-292

  D'Andrea, P S ^a   Cerqueira, R ^b   Hingst, E D ^b  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

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EID: 0028150242     PISSN: 00251461     EISSN: 18641547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/mamm.1994.58.2.283     Document Type: Article

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