Karyotype characterization and nucleolar organizer regions of marsupial species (Didelphidae) from areas of Cerrado and Atlantic Forest in Brazil

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 887-892

  Pereira, Núbia P ^a   Ventura, Karen ^b   Silva Jr , Magno C ^a   Silva, Daniela de Melo ^a   Yonenaga Yassuda, Yatiyo ^b   Pellegrino, Katia C M ^b,c  

^a PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DE GOIÁS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cytogenetics; Didelphidae; Karyotypes; Marsupials; NORs

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHROMOSOME NOR; CHROMOSOME SIZE; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIPLOIDY; FEMALE; FOREST; GENETIC CONSERVATION; KARYOTYPE; LAND BIOME; MALE; MARSUPIAL; NONHUMAN; OPOSSUM; SCRUB; SEX CHROMOSOME; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALIA; CALUROMYS LANATUS; DIDELPHIDAE; DIDELPHIS MARSUPIALIS; GRACILINANUS EMILIAE; GRACILINANUS MICROTARSUS; MARMOSA MURINA; MARMOSOPS; METACHIRUS NUDICAUDATUS; METATHERIA; MICOUREUS DEMERARAE; MONODELPHIS AMERICANA; MONODELPHIS RUBIDA; PHILANDER FRENATA;

EID: 62549165118     PISSN: 14154757     EISSN: 16784685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1415-47572008005000012     Document Type: Article

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