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American Opossums Order Didelphimorphia, Family Didelphidae
2009Abstract All marsupials were formerly considered to belong to the order Marsupialia; however, this large group has recently been split into 7 orders. New World opossums are repre- sented by 3 orders and Australian marsupials by 4 orders. The Didelphimorphia contains a single family, which includes all Central American opossums.
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Development of craniofacial musculature inMonodelphis domestica(marsupialia, didelphidae)
Journal of Morphology, 1994AbstractDevelopment of craniofacial muscles ofMonodelphis domestica(Marsupialia, Didelphidae) is described. In a period of 4–6 days all craniofacial muscles inM. domesticaprogress from myoblast condensation, to striated myofibers that are aligned in the direction of adult muscles and possess multiple, lateral nuclei.
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Development of epiphyseal structure and function inDidelphis virginiana (Marsupiala, Didelphidae)
Journal of Morphology, 1999This study addressed the question of how the epiphyses of growing mammals change their external shape and internal architecture during postnatal development. Ontogenetic transformations in the external form and internal structure of the fore- and hindlimb epiphyses were examined in a mixed cross-sectional sample of Didelphis virginiana using two ...
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Use of zygodactylous grasp by Caluromys philander (Didelphimorphia: Didelphidae)
Mammalian Biology, 2010The present report aims to quantify the use of zygodactylous (opposability of digits II to III) grasping in relation to positional modes and support size and orientation, in the highly arboreal, walking/climbing woolly opossum, Caluromys philander. For this purpose, four captive adult C.
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The family Didelphidae as a host of zoonotic pathogens
Therya NotesThe family Didelphidae has often been associated with transmission cycles of zoonotic diseases, such as Leishmaniasis and Chagas disease. In this work, we review the scientific literature published from 1994 to 2024 on studies of the family Didelphidae and its pathogens.
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Nicho trófico de Gracilinanus microtarsus (Didelphimorphia: Didelphidae)
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