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Embryonic staging system for the Black Mastiff Bat, Molossus rufus (Molossidae), correlated with structure-function relationships in the adult.
Anatomical record (Hoboken, N.J. : 2007) - 1 Feb 2009
Nolte Mark J, Hockman Dorit, Cretekos Chris J, Behringer Richard R, Rasweiler John J
Abstract excerpt
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)....
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