Comparative cytogenetics among species of the Astyanax scabripinnis complex. Evolutionary and biogeographical inferences

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 1 SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages 173-179

  Vicari, Marcelo Ricardo ^a   Noleto, Rafael Bueno ^b   Artoni, Roberto Ferreira ^a   Moreira Filho, Orlando ^c   Bertollo, Luiz Antonio Carlos ^c  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF PONTA GROSSA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Cytotaxonomy; Karyotype evolution; rDNA sites

Indexed keywords

DNA 18S; DNA 5S;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTYANAX PARANAE; ASTYANAX SCABRIPINNIS; CHROMOSOME NUMBER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSTITUTIVE HETEROCHROMATIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOGENETICS; EUKARYOTE EVOLUTION; FISH; FISH GENETICS; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION (SPECIES); KARYOTYPE; NONHUMAN; RIVER BASIN; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SYNAPOMORPHY;

ASTYANAX; ASTYANAX SCABRIPINNIS;

EID: 46649100724     PISSN: 14154757     EISSN: 16784685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1415-47572008000200002     Document Type: Article

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