Extensive Robertsonian polymorphism in the African rodent Gerbillus nigeriae: Geographic aspects and meiotic data

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 284, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 276-285

  Hima, K ^a,b   Thiam, M ^a,c   Catalan, J ^d   Gauthier, P ^a   Duplantier, J M ^a   Piry, S ^a   Sembene M ^c   Britton Davidian, J ^d   Granjon, L ^a,c   Dobigny, G ^a,b  

^a CENTRE DE BIOLOGIE ET DE GESTION DES POPULATIONS   (France)

^b Centre Regional Agrhymet   (Niger)

^c CIRAD   (France)

^d INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE L EVOLUTION   (France)

Author keywords

Centric fusions; Chromosome evolution; Gerbillinae; Meiosis; Muridae; West Africa

Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOME; CYTOLOGY; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; GENOMICS; HETEROZYGOSITY; KARYOTYPE; NEW RECORD; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; POLYMORPHISM; RODENT;

GERBILLINAE; GERBILLUS NIGERIAE; MAMMALIA; MURIDAE; MUS MUSCULUS; MUS MUSCULUS DOMESTICUS; ROBERTSONIA; RODENTIA; SOREX ARANEUS;

EID: 79960529448     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2011.00803.x     Document Type: Article

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