Banded karyotypes of Chromaphyosemion poliaki and C. volcanum (Cyprinodontiformes, Nothobranchiidae), with a discussion of the validity of C. poliaki

Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-8

  Völker, Martin ^a   Ráb, Petr ^b   Kullmann, Harald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY AND GENETICS   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMAPHYOSEMION; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; CYPRINODONTOIDEI;

EID: 33847722191     PISSN: 09369902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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