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The biology of the Xenarthra /
Destined to become a classic in the field of xenarthran biology and is a must for anyone interested in living armadillos, anteaters, and sloths, as well as their extinct relatives.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Gainesville :
University Press of Florida,
©2008.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Xenarthran biology : past, present, and future / Sergio F. Vizcaíno and W.J. Loughry
- Recent advances and future prospects in xenarthran molecular phylogenetics / Frédéric Delsuc and Emmanuel J.P. Douzery
- Morphology-based investigations of the phylogenetic relationships among extant and fossil xenarthrans / Timothy J. Gaudin and H. Gregory McDonald
- Fossil history of sloths / H. Gregory McDonald and Gerardo De Iuliis
- Paleogeographic distribution and anatomical adaptations in Peruvian megatheriine ground sloths (Xenarthra: Megatherioidea) / François Pujos
- Skeletal anatomy and the fossil history of the Vermilingua / H. Gregory McDonald, Sergio F. Vizcaíno, and M. Susana Bargo
- The evolution of armored xenarthrans and a phylogeny of the glyptodonts / Juan Carlos Fernicola, Sergio F. Vizcaíno, and Richard A. Fariña
- Form, function, and paleobiology in xenarthrans / Sergio F. Vizcaíno, M. Susana Bargo, and Richard A. Fariña
- Armadillos and dimorphic pathogenic fungi : ecological and evolutionary aspects / Eduardo Bagagli and Sandra de Moraes Gimenes Bosco
- Leprosy / Richard W. Truman
- The spleen of the armadillo : lessons of organ adaptation / Emma B. Casanave and Elena J. Galíndez
- The use of armadillo clones from the genus Dasypus as experimental models to investigate the source of physiological variability / Patrice Boily
- The physiology of two- and three-toed sloths / Desmond Gilmore, Denia Fittipaldi Duarte, and Carlos Peres da Costa
- Sperm evolution in dasypodids / Pablo D. Cetica and María Susana Merani
- Reproductive biology of the nine-banded armadillo / Richard D. Peppler
- Reproductive parameters and placentation in anteaters and sloths / Kurt Benirschke
- Placentation in armadillos, with emphasis on development of the placenta in polyembryonic species / Allen C. Enders
- Sequencing the armadillo genome / Jean Chang and James E. Adams
- Chromosomal studies in the Xenarthra / Wilham Jorge and Helio Rubens Jacintho Pereira Jr.
- Genes and demes : population genetic analyses of the Xenarthra / Paulo A. Prodöhl, W.J. Loughry, and Colleen M. McDonough
- Conservation status of the Xenarthra / John M. Aguiar and Gustavo A.B. da Fonseca
- Maintenance of Xenarthra in captivity / Mariella Superina, Flávia Miranda, and Tinka Plese
- Exploitation of xenarthrans by the Guaraní-Isoseño indigenous people of the Bolivian Chaco : comparisons with hunting by other indigenous groups in Latin America, and implications for conservation / Andrew J. Noss, Rosa Leny Cuéllar, and Erika Cuéllar
- Anteater behavior and ecology / Flávio H.G. Rodrigues [and others]
- Sloth ecology : an overview of field studies / Adriano Garcia Chiarello
- Behavioral ecology of armadillos / Colleen M. McDonough and W.J. Loughry
- Xenarthrans of the Paraguayan Chaco / Dennis A. Meritt Jr.
- Ecology and conservation of three species of armadillos in the Pampas region, Argentina / Agustín M. Abba and Marcelo H. Cassini
- Biology and ecology of armadillos in the Bolivian Chaco / Erika Cuéllar
- The natural history of the pichi, Zaedyus pichiy, in western Argentina / Mariella Superina.