Chromosomal evolution in tenrecs (Microgale and Oryzorictes, Tenrecidae) from the Central Highlands of Madagascar

Chromosome Research

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1075-1091

  Gilbert, C ^a   Goodman, S M ^b,c   Soarimalala, V ^c,d   Olson, L E ^e   O'Brien, P C M ^f   Elder, F F B ^g   Yang, F ^h   Ferguson Smith, M A ^f   Robinson, T J ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

^c Vahatra ^*  (Madagascar)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ANTANANARIVO   (Madagascar)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA MUSEUM   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^h WELLCOME TRUST SANGER INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Afrotheria; Cytogenetics; Evolution; Speciation; Tenrecidae

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME REARRANGEMENT; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; EVOLUTION; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HEDGEHOG; INSECTIVORA; KARYOTYPE; MADAGASCAR; MICROGALE; NONHUMAN; ORYZORICTES; PARSIMONY ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENRECIDAE;

ANIMALS; CHROMOSOME BANDING; CHROMOSOME PAINTING; CHROMOSOMES, MAMMALIAN; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; INSECTIVORA; KARYOTYPING; MADAGASCAR; TRANSLOCATION, GENETIC;

AFROTHERIA; EUTHERIA; MICROGALE; ORYZORICTES; ORYZORICTINAE; ROBERTSONIA; TENRECIDAE;

EID: 38049173336     PISSN: 09673849     EISSN: 15736849     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10577-007-1182-6     Document Type: Article

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