Comparative study on the forefoot and hindfoot intrinsic muscles of some cavioidea rodents (Mammalia, Rodentia)

Zoology

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 58-65

  Rocha Barbosa, Oscar ^a   Loguercio, Mariana F C ^a   Renous, Sabine ^b   Gasc, Jean Pierre ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Cavioidea rodents; Functional morphology; Manus; Musculature; Pes

Indexed keywords

AGOUTI PACA; CAVIA PORCELLUS; DASYPROCTA LEPORINA; HYDROCHAERIS HYDROCHAERIS; MAMMALIA; MYOPROCTA ACOUCHY; RODENTIA;

EID: 33845893582     PISSN: 09442006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.zool.2006.05.002     Document Type: Article

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