Description of male reproductive tract in five species of hamsters from southern Bolivia and its taxonomic assessment in South American Sigmodontidae (Cricetidae, Rodentia)статья
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Аннотация:The male reproductive tract (accessory glands, glans ad os penis) is described in 39 specimens of five species Calomys callosus, Graomys griseoflavus, Akodon simulator, Akodon sp. and Holochilus sp. of the tribes Phyllotini, Akodontini, and Sigmodontini. Quantitative (3 indices based on 6 measurements) and qualitative (13 phenes divided into 4 groups) characteristics of bacula in these hamsters and their individual and age variability are considered. The comparison of the authors' and literary data allowed one to give taxonomic estimates of the structures composing the male reproductive tract in hamsters from the Neotropics. The number and shape of accessory glands may be used for taxonomy of tribes and Sigmodontinae subfamily. However, specific features of the glans penis are weakly suitable for the diagnostics of species and genera. The species specificity of baculum is displayed only in its size, proportions and form (combination of several phenes). The revealed uniformity in the structure of the male reproductive tract in South American hamsters appears to reflect their phylogenetic relationship and common origin.