STRUCTURE OF BACULUM (OS-PENIS) IN MUSTEL IDAE (MAMMALIA, CARNIVORA) - COMMUNICATION 1

Authors
BARYSHNIKOV GF ABRAMOV AV
Citation
Gf. Baryshnikov et Av. Abramov, STRUCTURE OF BACULUM (OS-PENIS) IN MUSTEL IDAE (MAMMALIA, CARNIVORA) - COMMUNICATION 1, Zoologiceskij zurnal, 76(12), 1997, pp. 1399-1410
Citations number
NO
Journal title
Zoologiceskij zurnal → ACNP
ISSN journal
00445134
Volume
76
Issue
12
Year of publication
1997
Pages
1399 - 1410
Database
ISI
SICI code
0044-5134(1997)76:12<1399:SOB(IM>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
The baculum (os penis) in 27 genera and 55 species of Mustelidae from the world fauna is described in detail. Structure of the baculum is di fferent in most species. The genus Mustela is divided into 8 subgenera in the os penis form, two of them, Neovison subgen, nov. (within N. v isoni) and Cabreragale subgen. nov. (within M. felipei) are new.