Karyotype description of two Neotropical Psittacidae species: The endangered Hyacinth Macaw, Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus, and Hawk-headed Parrot, Deroptyus accipitrinus (Psittaciformes: Aves), and its significance for conservative plans

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 283-287

  de Oliveira Lunardi, Vitor ^a   Francisco, Mercival Roberto ^a   Rocha, Guaracy Tadeu ^b   Goldsmidt, Beatriz ^c   Galetti Jr , Pedro Manoel ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^c School of Medicine   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anodorhynchus; Avian karyotype; Conservation biology; Cytotaxonomy; Deroptyus; Psittaciformes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIPLOIDY; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENUS; KARYOTYPING; MALE; NEOTROPICS; NONHUMAN; PARROT; PLANNING; PSITTACINE; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

ACCIPITRINAE; ANODORHYNCHUS; ANODORHYNCHUS HYACINTHINUS; ARA; ARATINGA; AVES; CYANOPSITTA; DEROPTYUS; DEROPTYUS ACCIPITRINUS; GUARUBA; HYACINTHUS; NANDAYUS; PIONITES; PIONOPSITTA; PRIMOLIUS; PROPYRRHURA; PSITTACIDAE; PSITTACIFORMES;

EID: 0142211133     PISSN: 14154757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1415-47572003000300011     Document Type: Article

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