New karyotype records for the genus Proechimys (Rodentia: Echimyidae) from Brazilian Amazonia
Abstract We present new karyotype records for six Proechimys species from the Brazilian Amazon. P. echinothrix from the region of Purus River had 2n = 32 chromosomes and a FN = 58, while P. cuvieri from the region of the Japurá River presented 2n = 28 and FN = 46. All individuals presented hybridiza...
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| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Genética
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| Series: | Genetics and Molecular Biology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572020000500201&lng=en&tlng=en |