Cytogenetic characterization of the strongly electric Amazonian eel, Electrophorus electricus (Teleostei, Gymnotiformes), from the Brazilian rivers Amazon and Araguaia
A karyotype analysis of the electric eel, Electrophorus electricus (Teleostei, Gymnotiformes), a strongly electric fish from northern South America, is presented. Two female specimens were analyzed, one from the Amazon River and one from the Araguaia River. The specimens had a chromosomal number of...
Main Authors: | Soraia B.A. Fonteles, Carlos E. Lopes, Alberto Akama, Flora M.C. Fernandes, Fábio Porto-Foresti, José A. Senhorini, Maria de Fátima Z. Daniel-Silva, Fausto Foresti, Lurdes Foresti de Almeida-Toledo |
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Format: | Article |
Sprog: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Genética
2008-01-01
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Serier: | Genetics and Molecular Biology |
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Online adgang: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572008000200010 |
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