Karyotype of the rare Johnston's genet Genetta johnstoni (Viverridae) and a reassessment of chromosomal characterization among congeneric species

Acta Theriologica

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 457-464

  Gaubert, Philippe ^a   Aniskin, Vladimir M ^b   Dunham, Amy E ^c,e   Crémière, Cédric ^d   Volobouev, Vitaly T ^a  

^a Lab Zool Mammiferes O   (France)

^b SEVERTSOV INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION   (Russian Federation)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d c/o Lab d'Anatomie Comparée ^*  (France)

^e The College of William and Mary   (United States)

Author keywords

G And c banding; Genetta genetta; Genetta maculata; Genetta tigrina; Large spotted genet complex; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOME; KARYOTYPE; TAXONOMY;

GENETTA; GENETTA GENETTA; GENETTA JOHNSTONI; GENETTA LETABAE; GENETTA MACULATA; GENETTA PARDINA; GENETTA TIGRINA; MAMMALIA; ROBERTSONIA; VIVERRIDAE;

EID: 13244290039     PISSN: 00017051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03192590     Document Type: Article

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