Placentation in the anteaters <it>Myrmecophaga tridactyla</it> and <it>Tamandua tetradactyla</it> (Eutheria, Xenarthra)

• Main Authors: Mess Andrea M (Author), Favaron Phelipe O (Author), Pfarrer Christiane (Author), Osmann Christine (Author), Melo Allan PF (Author), Rodrigues Rosangela F (Author), Ambrósio Carlos E (Author), Bevilacqua Estela (Author), Miglino Maria A (Author)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: BMC, 2012-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Since Xenarthra are serious candidates for being basal to Eutheria, their characteristics, e.g. the placental system, influence perceptions of evolution. However, in the subgroup containing the anteaters, data are very limited. The p...