The biology of the Xenarthra
Destined to become a classic in the field of xenarthran biology and is a must for anyone interested in living armadillos, anteaters, and sloths, as well as their extinct relatives
1 online resource (xvi, 370 pages) : illustrations, maps
9780813037189, 0813037182
741613153
Xenarthran biology : past, present, and future / Sergio F. Vizcaíno and W.J. Loughry
Recent advances and future prospects in xenarthran molecular phylogenetics / Frédéric Delsuc and Emmanuel J.P. Douzery
Morphology-based investigations of the phylogenetic relationships among extant and fossil xenarthrans / Timothy J. Gaudin and H. Gregory McDonald
Fossil history of sloths / H. Gregory McDonald and Gerardo De Iuliis
Paleogeographic distribution and anatomical adaptations in Peruvian megatheriine ground sloths (Xenarthra: Megatherioidea) / François Pujos
Skeletal anatomy and the fossil history of the Vermilingua / H. Gregory McDonald, Sergio F. Vizcaíno, and M. Susana Bargo
The evolution of armored xenarthrans and a phylogeny of the glyptodonts / Juan Carlos Fernicola, Sergio F. Vizcaíno, and Richard A. Fariña
Form, function, and paleobiology in xenarthrans / Sergio F. Vizcaíno, M. Susana Bargo, and Richard A. Fariña
Armadillos and dimorphic pathogenic fungi : ecological and evolutionary aspects / Eduardo Bagagli and Sandra de Moraes Gimenes Bosco
Leprosy / Richard W. Truman
The spleen of the armadillo : lessons of organ adaptation / Emma B. Casanave and Elena J. Galíndez
The use of armadillo clones from the genus Dasypus as experimental models to investigate the source of physiological variability / Patrice Boily
The physiology of two- and three-toed sloths / Desmond Gilmore, Denia Fittipaldi Duarte, and Carlos Peres da Costa
Sperm evolution in dasypodids / Pablo D. Cetica and María Susana Merani
Reproductive biology of the nine-banded armadillo / Richard D. Peppler
Reproductive parameters and placentation in anteaters and sloths / Kurt Benirschke
Placentation in armadillos, with emphasis on development of the placenta in polyembryonic species / Allen C. Enders
Sequencing the armadillo genome / Jean Chang and James E. Adams
Chromosomal studies in the Xenarthra / Wilham Jorge and Helio Rubens Jacintho Pereira Jr
Genes and demes : population genetic analyses of the Xenarthra / Paulo A. Prodöhl, W.J. Loughry, and Colleen M. McDonough
Conservation status of the Xenarthra / John M. Aguiar and Gustavo A.B. da Fonseca
Maintenance of Xenarthra in captivity / Mariella Superina, Flávia Miranda, and Tinka Plese
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, and Erika Cuéllar
Anteater behavior and ecology / Flávio H.G. Rodrigues [and others]
Sloth ecology : an overview of field studies / Adriano Garcia Chiarello
Behavioral ecology of armadillos / Colleen M. McDonough and W.J. Loughry
Xenarthrans of the Paraguayan Chaco / Dennis A. Meritt Jr
Ecology and conservation of three species of armadillos in the Pampas region, Argentina / Agustín M. Abba and Marcelo H. Cassini
Biology and ecology of armadillos in the Bolivian Chaco / Erika Cuéllar
The natural history of the pichi, Zaedyus pichiy, in western Argentina / Mariella Superina
Summaries in Spanish and Portuguese
