Ctenomys lami: The highest chromosome variability in Ctenomys (Rodentia, Ctenomyidae) due to a centric fusion/fission and pericentric inversion system

Acta Theriologica

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 171-180

  De Freitas, Thales Renato O ^a,b  

^a Genetic Department   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

C band; Chromosomes; Ctenomyidae; Ctenomys lami; G band; NOR band; Rodentia

Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOME; HYBRID ZONE; RODENT; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY);

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

CTENOMYIDAE; CTENOMYS; CTENOMYS LAMI; ROBERTSONIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 34249280918     PISSN: 00017051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03194212     Document Type: Article

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