Ultrastructure of echimyid and murid rodent spines

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 263, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 307-315

  Hoey, Kelley A ^a   Wise, Robert R ^a   Adler, Gregory H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN OSHKOSH   (United States)

Author keywords

Hair; Hoplomys; Maxomys; Niviventer; Proechimys; Spines; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ULTRASTRUCTURE;

HOPLOMYS; HOPLOMYS GYMNURUS; MAXOMYS; MAXOMYS SURIFER; MURIDAE; NIVIVENTER; NIVIVENTER FULVESCENS; PROECHIMYS; RODENTIA; TRINOMYS;

EID: 3142649491     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836904005370     Document Type: Article

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