Comparative limb myology of two opossums, Didelphis and Chironectes
- 1 July 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Morphology
- Vol. 169 (1) , 113-140
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jmor.1051690109
Abstract
A comparative study of limb morphology indicates that the osteological and myological differences between Didelphis virginiana, the Virginia opossum, and Chironectes minimus, the water opossum, may be associated in Chironectes with decreased resistance to water and increased mechanical advantage of its muscles for increased force. Limb myology is described and a synonymy of terms is applied to the musculature of these two opossums.This publication has 16 references indexed in Scilit:
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