The Biology of the Xenarthra
| Otros autores o Colaboradores: | , |
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| Formato: | Libro |
| Lengua: | inglés |
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Gainesville, Florida
University Press of Florida
2008
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| Descripción Física: | xvi, 370 p. : il. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8130-3165-1 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 1. Xenarthran biology: past, present and future / Sergio F. Vizcaíno, W.J. Loughry Part 1. Phylogeny 2. Recent advances and future prospects in xenarthran molecular phylogenetics / Frédéric Delsuc, Emmanuel J.P. Douzery 3. Morphology-based investigations of the phylogenetic relationships among extant and fossil xenarthrans / Timothy J. Gaudin, H. Gregory McDonald Part 2. Fossil Xenarthra 4. Fossil history of sloths / H. Gregory McDonald, Gerardo De Iuliis 5. Paleogeographic distribution and anatomical adaptations in Peruvian megatheriine ground sloths (Xenarthra: Megatherioidea) / François Pujos 6. Skeletal anatomy and the fossil history of the Vermilingua / H. Gregory McDonald, Sergio F. Vizcaíno, M. Susana Bargo 7. The evolution of armored xenarthrans and a phylogeny of the glyptodonts / Juan Carlos Fernicola, Sergio F. Vizcaíno, Richard A. Fariña 8. Form, function and paleobiology in xenarthrans / Sergio F. Vizcaíno, M. Susana Bargo, Richard A. Fariña Part 3. Living Xenarthra: Physiology and Genetics 9. Armadillos and dimorphic pathogenic fungi: Ecological and evolutionary aspects / Eduardo Bagagli, Sandra de Moraes Gimenes Bosco 10. Leprosy / Richard W. Truman 11. The spleen of the armadillo: Lessons of organ adaptation / Emma B. Casanave, Elena J. Galíndez 12. The use of armadillo clones from the genus Dasypus as experimental models to investigate the source of physiological variability / Patrice Boily 13. The physiology of two- and three-toed sloths / Desmond Gilmore, Denia Fittipaldi Duarte, Carlos Peres da Costa 14. Sperm evolution in dasypodids / Pablo D. Cetica, María Susana Merani 15. Reproductive biology of the nine-banded armadillo / Richard D. Peppler 16. Reproductive parameters and placentation in anteaters and sloths / Kurt Benirschke 17. Placentation in armadillos, with emphasis on development of the placenta in polyembryonic species / Allen C. Enders 18. Sequencing the armadillo genome / Jean L. Chang, James E. Adams 19. Chromosomal studies in the Xenarthra / Wilham Jorge, Helio Rubens Jacintho Pereira Jr. 20. Genes and demes: population genetic analyses of the Xenarthra / Paulo A. Prodöhl, W.J. Loughry, Colleen M. McDonough Part 4. Living Xenarthra: Conservation 21. Conservation status of the Xenarthra / John M. Aguiar, Gustavo A.B. da Fonseca 22. Maintenance of Xenarthra in captivity / Mariella Superina, Flávia Miranda, Tinka Plese 23. Exploitation of xenarthrans by the Guaraní-Isoseño indigenous people of the Bolivian Chaco: Comparisons with hunting by other indigenous groups in Latin America, and implications for conservation / Andrew J. Noss, Rosa Leny Cuéllar, Erika Cuéllar Part 5. Living Xenarthra: Ecology and Behavior 24. Anteater behavior and ecology / Flávio H.G. Rodrigues, Ísis M. Medri, Guilherme H.B. de Miranda, Constança Camilo-Alves, Guilherme Mourao 25. Sloth ecology: an overviewof field studies / Adriano García Chiarello 26. Behavioral ecology of armadillos / Colleen M. McDonough. W.J. Loughry 27. Xenarthans of the Paraguayan Chaco / Dennis A. Meritt Jr. 28. Ecology and conservation of three species of armadillos in the Pampas region, Argentina / Agustín M. Abba, Marcelo H. Cassini 29. Biology and ecology of armadillos in the Bolivian Chaco / Erika Cuéllar 30. The natural history of the pichi, Zaedyus pichiy, in western Argentina / Mariella Superina