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Chromosome evolution in dendropsophini (Amphibia, Anura, Hylinae).
Cytogenetic and genome research - 1 Jan 2013
Suárez P, Cardozo D, Baldo D, Pereyra M O, Faivovich J, Orrico V G D, Catroli G F, Grabiele M, Bernarde P S, Nagamachi C Y, Haddad C F B, Pieczarka J C
Abstract excerpt
Dendropsophini is the most species-rich tribe within Hylidae with 234 described species. Although cytogenetic information is sparse, chromosome numbers and morphology have been considered as an important character system for systematic inferences in this group. Using a diversity of standard and molecular techniques, we describe the previously unknown karyotypes of the genera Xenohyla, Scarthyla and...
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