Nine karyomorphs for spiny rats of the genus Proechimys (Echimyidae, Rodentia) from North and Central Brazil

Nine karyomorphs for spiny rats of the genus Proechimys (Echimyidae, Rodentia) from North and Central Brazil

Spiny rats of the genus Proechimys are morphologically diverse, widely distributed and have diploid numbers ranging from 2n = 14-16 to 2n = 62. In this paper we present cytogenetical data and brief comments on morphological and biogeographical issues related to spiny rats. In our sample of 42 spiny...

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Main Authors: Taís Machado, Maria José de J. Silva, Emygdia Rosa Leal-Mesquita, Ana Paula Carmignotto, Yatiyo Yonenaga-Yassuda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Genética 2005-12-01
Series:Genetics and Molecular Biology
Subjects:
Proechimys
rodents
cytogenetics
karyomorph
morphology
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572005000500007

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