The karyotype and taxonomic status of Cryptomys amatus (Wroughton, 1907) from Zambia (Rodentia, Bathyergidae)

Zeitschrift fur Saugetierkunde

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 186-190

  MacHolan M ^a,b   Scharff, A ^a,b   Burda, H ^a,b   Zima, J ^a,b   Grutjen O ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY AND GENETICS   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bathyergidae; Common mole rats; Cryptomys; Karyotype; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

CRYPTOMYS AMATUS;

EID: 0031863544     PISSN: 00443468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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