B-chromosomes in two Brazilian populations of Dendropsophus nanus (Anura, Hylidae)

We report on the presence of B-chromosomes in two populations of Dendropsophus nanus (= Hyla nana Boulenger, 1889) from São Paulo State, Brazil. Such chromosomes were observed in 4 out of 43 specimens (9.3%) and in 9 out of 15 specimens (60%) from the municipalities of Nova Aliança and Botucatu, res...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Lilian R. Medeiros, Denise C. Rossa-Feres, Jorge Jim, Shirlei M. Recco-Pimentel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Genética 2006-01-01
Series:Genetics and Molecular Biology
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572006000200010