Comparative gross morphology of the digestive tract in ten Didelphidae marsupial species

Mammalia

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 27-36

  Santori, R T ^a,b   Astua De Moraes, D ^a,c   Cerqueira, Rui ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Didelphidae; Digestive morphology; Digestive tract; Food habits; Marsupials

Indexed keywords

DIET; DIGESTION; MARSUPIAL; MORPHOLOGY;

CALUROMYS; CALUROMYS PHILANDER; DIDELPHIDAE; DIDELPHIS AURITA; INVERTEBRATA; METACHIRUS NUDICAUDATUS; METATHERIA; PHILANDER; PHILANDER FRENATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 3843125093     PISSN: 00251461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/mamm.2004.004     Document Type: Article

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