A heteromorphic ZZ/ZW sex chromosome system in fish, genus Hypostomus (Loricariidae)

Cytologia

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 421-425

  Artoni, Roberto Ferreira ^a   Venere, Paulo Cesar ^b   Bertollo, Luiz Antonio Carlos ^c  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF PONTA GROSSA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MATO GROSSO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Catfish; Hypostomus; Sex chromosomes

Indexed keywords

HYPOSTOMUS; HYPOSTOMUS SP.; LORICARIIDAE;

EID: 0032420519     PISSN: 00114545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1508/cytologia.63.421     Document Type: Article

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