New karyotype records for the genus Proechimys (Rodentia: Echimyidae) from Brazilian Amazonia

Abstract We present new karyotype records for six Proechimys species from the Brazilian Amazon. P. echinothrix from the region of Purus River had 2n = 32 chromosomes and a FN = 58, while P. cuvieri from the region of the Japurá River presented 2n = 28 and FN = 46. All individuals presented hybridiza...

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Main Authors: Eduardo Schmidt Eler, Carlos Eduardo Faresin e Silva, Maria Nazareth Ferreira da Silva, Eliana Feldberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Genética
Series:Genetics and Molecular Biology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572020000500201&lng=en&tlng=en