Studies on the genealogical relationships within the genus Monodelphis Burneu, 1830 (Didelphidae, Marsupialia) based on basicranial anatomy and external morphology

The short-tailed opossums of the genus Monodelphis Burnett, 1830 are small-bodied semifossorial marsupials which inhabit almost all major biomes of South America up to 2200 m. Even though it is one of the most speciose genera of neotropical marsupials with over 30 species proposed, most taxonomic re...

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Main Author: Stegun Vidigal, Vera Cristina
Other Authors: López Fuster, María José
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Universitat de Barcelona 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10803/291829