Sperm morphology of murid rodents from Malaysia and its possible phylogenetic significance

Title Variants

Alternative: Sperm morphology, Malaysian rodents

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Series: American Museum novitates, no. 2856

By

Breed, William G.

Yong, Hoi-Sen

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

New York, N.Y, American Museum of Natural History, c1986

Notes

Title from caption.

"September 22, 1986."

"The morphology of spermatozoa from rodents of peninsular Malaysia was investigated with the light microscope. The sperm had a long tapering head and long tail in four species of Rattus, two species of Leopoldamys, and in single species of Berylmys and Sundamys. Sperm head morphology of the three species of Niviventer varied, but in two of them it was generally similar to that of Rattus. By contrast the sperm head was broader and the tail much shorter in the three species of Maxomys and in single species of Chiropodomys and Hapalomys. Highly divergent forms of spermatozoa occurred Pithecheir, Lenothrix canus, and bandicota bengalensis. No species were found in which the sperm head had two extra ventral hooks as occurs in most of the Australian Hydromyinae. The possible phylogenetic implications of these findings are briefly discussed"--P. [1].

Subjects

Classification , Malaysia , Mammals , Morphology , Muridae , Rodents , Spermatozoa

Call Number

QL1 .A436 no.2856, 1986

Language

English

Identifiers

OCLC: 15731996