Embryonic staging system for the black mastiff bat, Molossus rufus (Molossidae), correlated with structure-function relationships in the adult

Anatomical Record

Volumn 292, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 155-168

  Nolte, Mark J ^a,b   Hockman, Dorit ^c   Cretekos, Chris J ^a,e   Behringer, Richard R ^a   Rasweiler IV, John J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^d SUNY Downstate Medical Center   (United States)

^e Nucl Eng Idaho State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Bat; Chiroptera; Embryogenesis; Embryonic staging system; Molossus ater; Molossus rufus

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; CHIROPTERA; EXTREMITIES; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHENOTYPE; PREGNANCY; SKULL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO;

CAROLLIA PERSPICILLATA; CHIROPTERA; MOLOSSIDAE; MOLOSSUS ATER; MOLOSSUS RUFUS; PHYLLOSTOMIDAE;

EID: 59949098713     PISSN: 19328486     EISSN: 19328494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ar.20835     Document Type: Article

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