Chromosome banding in three species of Brazilian toads (Amphibia-Bufonidae)

Brazilian Journal of Genetics

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 237-242

  Kasahara, Sanae ^a   Zampieri Silva, Ana Paula ^a   Haddad, Célio F B ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME BANDING PATTERN; CHROMOSOME C BAND; CHROMOSOME NOR; CYTOGENETICS; KARYOTYPE; NONHUMAN; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TOAD;

EID: 0029975703     PISSN: 01008455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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