Chromosomal evolution and zoogeographic origin of southeast Asian shrews (genus Crocidura).

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Chromosomal evolution and zoogeographic origin of southeast Asian shrews (genus Crocidura).

Experientia - 15 Feb 1995

Ruedi M, Vogel P

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To the origins and evolution of Indomalayan shrews, we investigated the chromosomal variations of 14 species of Crocidura from SE Asia. Intraspecific polymorphism was mainly due to variation in the number of short chromosomal arms but C. lepidura and C. hutanis showed a polymorphism due to a cent...

Topics

Animals
Asia, Southeastern
Biological Evolution
Bone Marrow
Chromosomes
Female
Genetic Variation
Karyotyping
Male
Polymorphism, Genetic
Shrews

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