Effects of digestion, putrefaction, and taxidermy processes on Didelphis albiventris hair morphology

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 244, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 331-334

  Quadros, J ^a   Monteiro Filho, E L A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Digestion; Hair morphology; Scanning electron microscopy; Taxidermy; White eared opossum

Indexed keywords

DIDELPHIS ALBIVENTRIS;

EID: 0031949920     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836998003033     Document Type: Article

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