Embryonic Staging System for the Black Mastiff Bat,Molossus rufus(Molossidae), Correlated With Structure-Function Relationships in the Adult
| Autor: | Richard R. Behringer, Chris J. Cretekos, Dorit Hockman, John J. Rasweiler, Mark J. Nolte |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Histology
Zoology Captivity Gestational Age Motor Activity Biology Article Species Specificity Pregnancy Chiroptera Animals Motor activity Family Phyllostomidae Molossidae Staging system Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics Carollia perspicillata Skull Structure function Extremities biology.organism_classification Adaptation Physiological Molossus ater Phenotype Trinidad and Tobago Female Anatomy Biotechnology |
| Zdroj: | The Anatomical Record: Advances in Integrative Anatomy and Evolutionary Biology. 292:155-168 |
| ISSN: | 1932-8494 1932-8486 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/ar.20835 |
| Popis: | An embryonic staging system for Molossus rufus (also widely known as Molossus ater) was devised using 17 reference specimens obtained during the postimplantation period of pregnancy from wild-caught, captive-bred females. This was done in part by comparing the embryos to a developmental staging system that had been created for another, relatively unrelated bat, Carollia perspicillata (family Phyllostomidae). Particular attention was paid to the development of species-specific features, such as wing and ear morphology, and these are discussed in light of the adaptive significance of these structures in the adult. M. rufus can be maintained and bred in captivity and is relatively abundant in the wild. This embryonic staging system will facilitate further developmental studies of M. rufus, a model species for one of the largest and most successful chiropteran families, the Molossidae. Anat Rec, 2009. © 2008 Wiley-Liss, Inc. |
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