Karyotype and mitochondrial 16S gene characterizations in seven South American Cichlasomatini species (Perciformes, Cichlidae)

Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 22-28

  Marescalchi, O ^a  

^a Dipartimento di Biologia Evoluzionistica Sperimentale   (Italy)

Author keywords

16S; Aequidens; Cichlids; Karyotype; Systematics

Indexed keywords

CICHLID; KARYOTYPE; TAXONOMY;

SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

AEQUIDENS; AEQUIDENS PULCHER; AEQUIDENS RIVULATUS; AEQUIDENS TETRAMERUS; BUJURQUINA; BUJURQUINA VITTATA; CICHLASOMA AMAZONARUM; CICHLIDAE; CLEITHRACARA MARONII; LAETACARA; LAETACARA DORSIGERA; PERCIFORMES;

EID: 13844308521     PISSN: 09475745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0469.2004.00285.x     Document Type: Article

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