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Unusual intra-individual karyotypical variation and evidence of cryptic species in Amazonian populations of Pristimantis (Anura, Terrarana).
Hereditas - 1 Sept 2009
Siqueira Sérgio, Aguiar Odair, Souza Moisés B, Lima Albertina P, Recco-Pimentel Shirlei M
Abstract excerpt
We report a cytogenetic analysis of three Pristimantis fenestratus frog populations of the Amazon region in Brazil. The specimens were sampled in Borba and Manaus, Amazonas State, and in Rio Branco, Acre State. They were analyzed using Giemsa, silver staining, C-banding and FISH with rDNA probes. The karyotypes of the three populations revealed 2n = 34 chromosomes, but they differed in the number and position of...
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