Cytogenetic and molecular analyses in troglobitic and epigean species of Pimelodella (Siluriformes: Heptapteridae) from Brazil

Samples from seven different locations of the genus Pimelodella were genetically examined, two caves (exclusively subterranean, upper Tocantins River and São Francisco River) and five epigean (from upper Paraná River basin). Cytogenetic analyses revealed the same diploid number (2n=46) for all speci...

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Main Authors: Bianca Dazzani, Caroline Garcia, Marilena Peixoto, Eleonora Trajano, Lurdes Foresti de Almeida-Toledo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ictiologia 2012-09-01
Series:Neotropical Ichthyology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252012000300016

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