Morphological analysis of teeth in Bradypus variegates Schinz, 1825 (Mammalia, Bradypodidae)

Morphological analysis of teeth in Bradypus variegates Schinz, 1825 (Mammalia, Bradypodidae)

Among the sloth species, we may highlight the Bradypus variegatus, found especially in northeastern Brazil. Given the importance and scarcity of information about the digestive tract of wild animals, this article aims to describe dental morphology in this sloth species. To do this, four adult specim...

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Main Authors: Priscilla Virgínio de Albuquerque, Felipe Coral dos Santos, André Pukey Oliveira Galvão, Francisco Carlos Amanajás de Aguiar Júnior, Emanuela Paz Rosas, Marcela Barbosa D’Emery, Manuela Figueiroa Lyra de Freitas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2016-09-01
Series:Biotemas
Subjects:
Anatomical analysis
Bradypus variegates
Histological description
Tooth
Online Access:https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/biotemas/article/view/2175-7925.2016v29n3p35

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