Heteromorphic sex chromosomes in Eupsophus insularis (Amphibia: Anura: Leptodactylidae)

Chromosome Research

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 467-470

  Cuevas, C C ^a   Formas, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Anura; Eupsophus insularis sex chromosomes; Leptodactylidae; Southern Chile

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL GENETICS; ARTICLE; CONSTITUTIVE HETEROCHROMATIN; FEMALE; FROGS AND TOADS; KARYOTYPE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX CHROMOSOME; SEX DETERMINATION; Y CHROMOSOME;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ANURA; EUPSOPHUS INSULARIS; EUPSOPHUS MIGUELI; LEPTODACTYLIDAE;

EID: 0029757087     PISSN: 09673849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02265054     Document Type: Article

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