Chromosome polymorphism of heterochromatin and nucleolar regions in two populations of the fish Astyanax bockmanni (Teleostei: Characiformes)

Neotropical Ichthyology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 861-866

  Hashimoto, Diogo Teruo ^a   Porto Foresti, Fábio ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chromosomal rearrangements; Fish cytogenetics; Karyotype differentiation

Indexed keywords

ASTYANAX; ASTYANAX SCABRIPINNIS; CHARACIFORMES; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 78650581434     PISSN: 16796225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1679-62252010000400016     Document Type: Article

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