Evidence for a remarkable stasis of chromosome evolution in malagasy treefrogs (boophis, mantellidae)

Italian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 71, Issue , 2004, Pages 237-244

  Aprea, Gennaro ^a   Andreone, Franco ^b   Capriglione, Teresa ^b   Odierna, Gaetano ^b   Vences, Miguel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b MUSEO REGIONALE DI SCIENZE NATURALI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anura; Boophis; Heterochromatin; Karyotype; Madagascar; Mantellidae; NORs

Indexed keywords

ANURA; BOOPHIS; BOOPHIS MADAGASCARIENSIS; BOOPHIS RUFIOCULIS; HYLA; MANTELLINAE;

EID: 33645480318     PISSN: 11250003     EISSN: 17485851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11250000409356641     Document Type: Article

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