Cytogenetic analysis of four species of Pseudis (Anura, Hylidae), with the description of ZZ/ZW sex chromosomes in P. tocantins

Genetica

Volumn 133, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 119-127

  Busin, Carmen Silvia ^a,b   Andrade, Gilda Vasconcellos ^c   Bertoldo, Juciene ^d   Del Grande, Maria Lúcia ^e   Uetanabaro, Masao ^f   Recco Pimentel, Shirlei Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PASSO FUNDO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MARANHÃO   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DE GOIÁS   (Brazil)

^e UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO SUDOESTE DA BAHIA   (Brazil)

^f FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MATO GROSSO DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amphibia; Heterochromatin; Karyotype; NOR; Pseudis; Sex chromosomes

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FROGS AND TOADS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; HETEROCHROMATIN; KARYOTYPING; MALE; SEX CHROMOSOME; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; ANURA; CYTOGENETIC ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HETEROCHROMATIN; KARYOTYPING; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SEX CHROMOSOMES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; HYLIDAE; PSEUDIS; PSEUDIS PARADOXA;

EID: 43349089295     PISSN: 00166707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10709-007-9189-7     Document Type: Article

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