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Descriptor English: Muntjacs
Descriptor Spanish: Ciervo Muntjac
Descriptor ciervo Muntjac
Entry term(s) Muntiacus
Scope note: Género Muntiacus, de ciervos familia (Cervidae) que comprenden seis especies que viven en China, Tibet, Nepal, India, la Península de Malasia, y los países de las islas vecinas. Se encuentran usualmente en los bosques y en áreas de vegetación densa, usualmente no lejos del agua. Estos animales emiten un sonido profundo semejante a un ladrido por lo que se le ha llamado ciervo ladrador. Si sienten la presencia de un depredador, ladran por una hora o más. Son cazados por su carne y piel; en cautiverio prosperan y por ello se encuentran en muchos zoológicos. Se cree que el Muntjac indio tiene el menor número de cromosomas entre los mamíferos y las líneas celulares que se derivan de ellos se utilizan mucho en estudios de cromosomas y del ADN. (Walker s Mammals of the World, 5th ed., p1366)
Descriptor Portuguese: Cervo Muntjac
Descriptor French: Muntiacus
Entry term(s): Muntiacus
Muntjac
Muntjak
Muntjaks
Tree number(s): B01.050.150.900.649.313.500.380.373.322
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018668
Scope note: A genus, Muntiacus, of the deer family (Cervidae) comprising six species living in China, Tibet, Nepal, India, the Malay Peninsula, and neighboring island countries. They are usually found in forests and areas of dense vegetation, usually not far from water. They emit a deep barklike sound which gives them the name "barking deer." If they sense a predator they will "bark" for an hour or more. They are hunted for their meat and skins; they thrive in captivity and are found in many zoos. The Indian muntjac is believed to have the lowest chromosome number in mammals and cell lines derived from them figure widely in chromosome and DNA studies. (From Walker's Mammals of the World, 5th ed., p1366)
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CL classification
EM embryology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
IN injuries
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PH physiology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
SU surgery
UR urine
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Deer (1970-1994)
Public MeSH Note: 95
History Note: 95
DeCS ID: 32131
Unique ID: D018668
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1995/01/01
Date of Entry: 1994/04/16
Revision Date: 2017/07/11
Muntjacs - Preferred
Concept UI M0027972
Scope note A genus, Muntiacus, of the deer family (Cervidae) comprising six species living in China, Tibet, Nepal, India, the Malay Peninsula, and neighboring island countries. They are usually found in forests and areas of dense vegetation, usually not far from water. They emit a deep barklike sound which gives them the name "barking deer." If they sense a predator they will "bark" for an hour or more. They are hunted for their meat and skins; they thrive in captivity and are found in many zoos. The Indian muntjac is believed to have the lowest chromosome number in mammals and cell lines derived from them figure widely in chromosome and DNA studies. (From Walker's Mammals of the World, 5th ed., p1366)
Preferred term Muntjacs
Entry term(s) Muntiacus
Muntjac
Muntjak
Muntjaks



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