Cranial ontogeny of Caluromys philander (Didelphidae: Caluromyinae): A qualitative and quantitative approach

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 539-550

  Flores, David A ^a,b,c,d   Abdala, Fernando ^a,b,c,d   Giannini, Norberto ^a,b,c,d  

^a MUSEO ARGENTINO DE CIENCIAS NATURALES BERNARDINO RIVADAVIA   (Argentina)

^b CONICET Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas ^*  (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE TUCUMÁN   (Argentina)

Author keywords

anatomy; caluromyinae; ontogeny; skull allometry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLOMETRY; ANATOMY; CRANIUM; DATA SET; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; JUVENILE; MARSUPIAL; MORPHOLOGY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ONTOGENY; WEANING;

CALUROMYINAE; CALUROMYS; CALUROMYS PHILANDER; DASYURIDAE; DASYURUS ALBOPUNCTATUS; DIDELPHIDAE; DIDELPHIS ALBIVENTRIS; DROMICIOPS GLIROIDES; LUTREOLINA CRASSICAUDATA; METATHERIA; MICROBIOTHERIIDAE;

EID: 77953760558     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: 15451542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/09-MAMM-A-291.1     Document Type: Article

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