An undescribed karyotype for Thaptomys (2n = 50) and the mechanism of differentiation from Thaptomys nigrita (2n = 52) evidenced by FISH and Ag-NORs

Caryologia

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 89-97

  Ventura, Karen ^a   Silva, Maria José de Jesus ^a   Yonenaga Yassuda, Yatiyo ^a   Fagundes, Valéria ^b   Pardini, Renata ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ESPÍRITO SANTO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cryptic species; Karyotype; Rodentia; Tandem fusion; Thaptomys

Indexed keywords

AKODON NIGRITA; RODENTIA;

EID: 33750296100     PISSN: 00087114     EISSN: 21655391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00087114.2004.10589376     Document Type: Article

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