Taxonomy and distribution of the Brazilian species of Thylamys (Didelphimorphia: Didelphidae)

Mammalia

Volumn 70, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 126-144

  Carmignotto, Ana Paula ^a   Monfort, Talitha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Distribution; Natural history; Taxonomy; Thylamys karimii; Thylamys macrurus; Thylamys velutinus

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HISTORY; MARSUPIAL; MORPHOLOGY; NEW GENUS; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; TAXONOMY;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

DIDELPHIDAE; DIDELPHIMORPHIA; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA; RODENTIA; THYLAMYS; THYLAMYS MACRURA; THYLAMYS VELUTINUS;

EID: 34247488218     PISSN: 00251461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/MAMM.2006.013     Document Type: Article

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