Chromosome divergences among american marsupials and the Australian affinities of the American dromiciops

Journal of Mammalian Evolution

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 259-269

  Spotorno, Angel E ^a   Marin, Juan C ^a   Yévenes, Marco ^a   Walker, Laura I ^a   Fernández Donoso, Raúl ^a   Pincheira, Juana ^a   Soledad Berrios M ^a   Eduardo Palma, R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

C bands; Chromosomes; Dromiciops; G bands; Marsupials; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

EID: 0010610118     PISSN: 10647554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1027374514503     Document Type: Article

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