Morphology of the male genital system of Chironectes minimus and comparison to other didelphid marsupials

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 834-841

  Nogueira, José Carlos ^a   Castro, Antonio Carlos S ^a   Câmara, Edeltrudes Vieira C ^b   Câmara, Bruno Garzon O ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chironectes minimus; Cuica d' gua; Didelphidae; Male genital system; Yapok

Indexed keywords

MALE; MARSUPIAL; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY;

CALUROMYS; CHIRONECTES; CHIRONECTES MINIMUS; DAUCUS CAROTA; DIDELPHIDAE; ENTEROBACTER; GLANS; GLIRONIA; GRACILINANUS; METATHERIA; MONODELPHIS; THYLAMYS;

EID: 23844549620     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/207     Document Type: Article

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