Karyological characterization of four Neotropical fish species of the genus Hisonotus (Teleostei, Loricariidae, Hypoptopomatinae) from distinct Brazilian river basins

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 62-66

  Andreata, Artur Antonio ^a   Oliveira, Claudio ^b   Foresti, Fausto ^b  

^a Fundação Educacional de Penápolis   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ag NORs; C band; Chromosome evolution; Fish cytogenetics; Karyotypes

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; C BANDING; CHROMOSOME ARM; CHROMOSOME NOR; CHROMOSOME PAIRING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIPLOIDY; FEMALE; FISH; GENUS; HETEROCHROMATIN; KARYOTYPE; MALE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NEOTROPICS; NONHUMAN; RIVER BASIN; SILVER STAINING; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALIA; LORICARIIDAE; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 33645030996     PISSN: 14154757     EISSN: 16784685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1415-47572006000100013     Document Type: Article

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