Karyological evolution and systematics of Malagasy microhylid frogs

Zoologischer Anzeiger

Volumn 246, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 23-41

  Aprea, Gennaro ^a   Odierna, Gaetano ^a   Andreone, Franco ^b   Glaw, Frank ^c   Vences, Miguel ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b MUSEO REGIONALE DI SCIENZE NATURALI   (Italy)

^c Zoologische Staatssammlung   (Germany)

^d TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chromosome evolution; Cophylinae; Dyscophinae; Heterochromatin; Madagascar; NORs; Scaphiophryninae

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; CHROMOSOME; FROG; JUVENILE; KARYOLOGY; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MADAGASCAR;

AMPHIBIA; ANODONTHYLA; ANURA; CALLUELLA; COPHYLA; COPHYLINAE; DYSCOPHINAE; DYSCOPHUS GUINETI; MICROHYLIDAE; MICROHYLINAE; PARADOXOPHYLA; PLATYPELIS; PLETHODONTOHYLA; RAMANELLA; RHOMBOPHRYNE; SCAPHIOPHRYNE; SCAPHIOPHRYNINAE; STUMPFFIA;

EID: 34247217945     PISSN: 00445231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcz.2006.10.001     Document Type: Article

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