Monodelphis

The following article is from The Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1979). It might be outdated or ideologically biased.

Monodelphis

 

(short bare-tailed opossum), a genus of mammals of the family Didelphidae. The body measures 8–16 cm in length, and the tail 4–8 cm. The tail is hairless. The short, thick fur varies in color from gray to dark brown or black; many individuals have dark stripes on the back. The pouch is absent. There are ten species of Monodelphis, which are distributed from northern Argentina to northern Peru and Brazil. Members of the genus are forest terrestrial animals, but.some settle in human dwellings. The animals are omnivorous. They breed throughout the year, bearing litters of eight to 14 young.

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Genetic diversity of wild populations of the grey short-tailed opossum, Monodelphis domestica (Didelphimorphia: Didelphidae), in Brazilian landscapes.
Genetic variability of populations of the white-eared opossum, Didelphis albiventris Lund 1840 (Didelphimorphia; Didelphidae) in Brazil/Variabilidade genetica de populacoes do gamba de orelha branca, Didelphis albiventris Lund 1840 (Didelphimorphia; Didelphidae) no Brasil
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Necromys lasiurus, Graomys griseoflavus, Monodelphis dimidiata and Thylamys pallidior were only found in trap-lines placed in the low landuse intensity landscape.
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Exogenous retinoic acid induces digit reduction in opossums (Monodelphis domestica) by disrupting cell death and proliferation, and apical ectodermal ridge ands zone of polarizing activity function.
EFFECT OF PRENATAL PHENYTOIN EXPOSURE ON THE APICAL ECTODERMAL RIDGES OF CHICK WING BUDS
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Saunders, "Regeneration of Supraspinal Axons after Complete Transection of the Thoracic Spinal Cord in Neonatal Opossums (Monodelphis domestica)," Journal of Comparative Neurology, vol.
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(2007) Genome of the marsupial Monodelphis domestica reveals innovation in non-coding sequences.
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The syntenic X-chromosome region of three marsupial species (wallaby, Macropus eugenii; Tasmanian devil, Sarcophilus harrisii, and opossum, Monodelphis domestica) and one monotreme (platypus, Ornithorhynchus anatinus) genome, focusing on the chromosomal region around the HPRT locus, has been systematically searched and no sequences similar to PLAC1 have been found.
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Influence of pitfall designs and use of baits on the capture of small mammals in Southern Minas Gerais State, Brazil/Influencia da disposicao dos pitfalls e uso de isca na captura de pequenos mamiferos no Sul do estado de Minas Gerais, Brasil
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