Comparative cytogenetic studies of Bufo ictericus, B. paracnemis (Amphibia, Anura) and an intermediate form in sympatry

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 289-294

  de Azevedo, Marisa Fagundes Carvalho ^a   Foresti, F ^a   Ramos, P R R ^a   Jim, J ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bufo; Cytogenetics; Hybridization; Nuclear DNA; Seroproteins

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; CELL NUCLEUS DNA; NUCLEAR PROTEIN;

AMPHIBIA; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; C BANDING; CHROMOSOME NOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOGENETICS; DNA CONTENT; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; ELECTROPHORESIS; FEMALE; FROGS AND TOADS; GENETIC MARKER; GIEMSA STAIN; KARYOTYPE; MALE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PROBABILITY; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SPECIES COMPARISON; SYMPATRY; TOAD;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ANURA; BUFO; BUFO ICTERICUS; BUFO PARACNEMIS; REPTILIA;

EID: 0142149001     PISSN: 14154757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1415-47572003000300012     Document Type: Article

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