Musculature of the pelvic limb of the American weasel (Mustela nigripes, Audubon and Bachman)
Bisaillon, A.
Anatomischer Anzeiger 139(5): 486-504
1976
ISSN/ISBN: 0003-2786 PMID: 984445 Document Number: 108273
The origins and insertions of the muscles of the pelvic limb of the black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) are illustrated and described. The results based on the dissection of two adult specimens are compared with those of other investigations on the myology of the Mustelids. The musculature of the pelvic limb of Mustela nigripes is substantially similar to that of other Mustelids investigated except for slight differences of individual muscles. The most obvious differences involve the tendons of the mm. fibularis longus, fibularis brevis and extensor digitalis lateralis. The tendon of the m. fibularis longus contains a small sesamoid bone.