Article
Karyotypic diversity among three species of the genus Astyanax (Characiformes: Characidae).
Brazilian journal of biology = Revista brasleira de biologia - 1 Jun 2016
Nishiyama P B, Vieira M M R, Porto F E, Borin L A, Portela-Castro A L B, Santos I C M
Abstract excerpt
The group Incertae sedis within the Characidae family currently includes 88 genera, previously included in the subfamily Tetragonopterinae. Among them is the genus Astyanax comprising a group of species with similar morphology and widely distributed in the Neotropics. Thus, the present study aimed to analyze the karyotype diversity in Astyanax species from different watersheds by conventional Giemsa staining,...
Topics
- Animals
- Biodiversity
- Brazil
- Characidae
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence
- Karyotype
- Karyotyping
