Cytogenetic study of the giant otter Pteronura brasiliensis Zimmermann 1780 (Carnivora, Mustelidae, Lutrinae)

The giant otter, Pteronura brasiliensis Zimmermann 1780 (Carnivora, Mustelidae, Lutrinae), was widely distributed in South America but stable populations are now only found in the Pantanal and Amazon regions and the species is classified as endangered. There is only one recognized species of giant o...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jorge Felipe Oliveira Franco-de-Sá, Fernando César Weber Rosas, Eliana Feldberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Genética 2007-01-01
Series:Genetics and Molecular Biology
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572007000600011