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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Embryonic staging system for the black mastiff bat, Molossus rufus (Molossidae), correlated with structure-function relationships in the adult
Anatomical Record, Volume 292, No. 2, Year 2009
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Description
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. © 2008 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
Authors & Co-Authors
Nolte, Mark J.
United States, Houston
The University of Texas Md Anderson Cancer Center
United States, Houston
University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Houston
Hockman, Dorit
South Africa, Cape Town
University of Cape Town
Cretekos, Chris J.
United States, Houston
The University of Texas Md Anderson Cancer Center
United States, Pocatello
Idaho State University
Behringer, Richard R.
United States, Houston
The University of Texas Md Anderson Cancer Center
Rasweiler IV, John J.
United States, New York
Suny Downstate Health Sciences University
Statistics
Citations: 46
Authors: 5
Affiliations: 5
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1002/ar.20835
ISSN:
19328486
e-ISSN:
19328494
Research Areas
Maternal And Child Health
Sexual And Reproductive Health
Participants Gender
Female