Organisms

Monodelphis

A genus of short-tailed OPOSSUMS in the family Didelphidae found in South American, chiefly Brazil. They are opossums least well-adapted to arboreal life.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

A genus of short-tailed OPOSSUMS in the family Didelphidae found in South American, chiefly Brazil. They are opossums least well-adapted to arboreal life.

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Synonyms

6 entry terms
  • Opossums, Short-Tailed
  • Opossum, Short-Tailed
  • Opossums, Short Tailed
  • Short-Tailed Opossum
  • Short-Tailed Opossums
  • Monodelphis domestica

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Aspects Covered

18 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, embryology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, psychology, surgery, urine, virology.

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History Note

2005; use OPOSSUMS 1995-2004

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Previous Indexing

  • Opossums (1969-2004)

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Tree Number

  1. B01w.050w.150w.900w.649w.573w.575w.500w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Monodelphis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D048309. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D048309
  2. Monodelphis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short-tailed_opossum
  3. Monodelphis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1425981