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Se reportan los primeros registros del género Caluromys para el departamento del Quindío, en los Andes Centrales de Colombia. Estos registros corresponden a dos individuos de la especie C.
María Camila Bastidas-Domínguez +5 more
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Presentamos registros notables de tlacuache dorado (Caluromys derbianus), oso hormiguero (Tamandua mexicana) y puerco espín (Coendou mexicanus), tres especies crípticas, de hábitos arborícolas consideradas amenazadas en México, cuya presencia en Oaxaca ...
Elena Rosa Galindo-Aguilar +4 more
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Vestigial structures and variation in the evolution of the marsupial mammal dental development—a study of the woolly opossum Caluromys philander [PDF]
The pattern of dental replacement in marsupial mammals has received much attention for its derived nature and potential relationship to the life history of the group.
Luckett, W Patrick +2 more
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Geographic variation in Caluromys derbianus and Caluromys lanatus (Didelphimorphia: Didelphidae)
We analyzed the geographic variations in the shape and size of the cranium and mandible of two woolly opossums, Caluromys derbianus and Caluromys lanatus. Using geometric morphometrics we analyzed 202 specimens of C.
Raul Fonseca, Diego Astúa
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Marsupials (Didelphidae, Mammalia) of Mato Grosso do Sul state (Brazil): taxonomic accounts, species richness, and biogeography [PDF]
The marsupials of Mato Grosso do Sul (MS) state in southwestern Brazil are still poorly known, with most research being concentrated around the Pantanal wetland.
Nilton C. Cáceres +3 more
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On the development of the chondrocranium and the histological anatomy of the head in perinatal stages of marsupial mammals. [PDF]
An overview of the literature on the chondrocranium of marsupial mammals reveals a relative conservatism in shape and structures. We document the histological cranial anatomy of individuals representing Monodelphis domestica, Dromiciops gliroides ...
Sánchez-Villagra MR, Forasiepi AM.
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Euarchontan Opsin Variation Brings New Focus to Primate Origins. [PDF]
Debate on the adaptive origins of primates has long focused on the functional ecology of the primate visual system. For example, it is hypothesized that variable expression of short- (SWS1) and middle-to-long-wavelength sensitive (M/LWS) opsins, which ...
Melin AD +10 more
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Comparative cytogenetics of some marsupial species (Didelphimorphia, Didelphidae) from the Amazon basin [PDF]
We investigated the karyotype of 18 didelphid species captured at 13 localities in the Brazilian Amazon, after conventional staining, C-banding, Ag-NOR and fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) using the 18S rDNA probe.
Carlos Eduardo Faresin e Silva +5 more
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The woolly opossums of the genus Caluromys, despite their wide distribution range, are poorly known species. In Colombia, the presence of C. derbianus and C. lanatus is recognized, and the presence of C. philander has been proposed.
Julio J. Chacón-Pacheco +5 more
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Shelters are important resources for the biology of organisms, but the mechanisms by which individuals choose a particular shelter are poorly understood.
Priscilla Cobra +6 more
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