Karyotypes of two brazilian microhylid frogs of the genus Chiasmocleis, including a new case of polyploidy

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 139-142

  Kasahara, Sanae ^a   Haddad, Célio F B ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANURA; CHIASMOCLEIS; MICROHYLIDAE;

EID: 0030977510     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1565345     Document Type: Article

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