Penis morphology as a distinctive character of the murine opossum group (Marsupialia Didelphidae): A preliminary report

Mammalia

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 161-166

  Martinelli, P M ^a   Nogueira, J C ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIDELPHIDAE; GLANS; GRACILINANUS AGILIS; MARMOSA MURINA; MARMOSOPS INCANUS; METATHERIA; MICOUREUS; MICOUREUS CINEREUS; MURINA; MURINAE;

EID: 0030815602     PISSN: 00251461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/mamm.1997.61.2.161     Document Type: Article

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