Tooth eruption sequence and replacement pattern in woolly opossums, genus Caluromys (Didelphimorphia: Didelphidae)

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 244-251

  Astúa, Diego ^a   Leiner, Natalia O ^b  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE MICOLOGIA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Age classes; Caluromys; Dentition; Didelphidae; Marsupials; Ontogeny; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; MARSUPIAL; ONTOGENY; PHYLOGENETICS; TOOTH; TYPE SPECIMEN;

CALUROMYS; CALUROMYS DERBIANUS; CALUROMYS LANATUS; CALUROMYS PHILANDER; DIDELPHIDAE; DIDELPHIMORPHIA; MARMOSOPS; METATHERIA;

EID: 39749121418     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/06-MAMM-A-434.1     Document Type: Article

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