The role of chromosomal fusion in the karyotypic evolution of the genus Ageneiosus (Siluriformes: Auchenipteridae)

Ageneiosus is the most widely distributed genus of the family Auchenipteridae among South American river basins. Although chromosome studies in the family are scarce, this genus has the largest number of analyzed species, with 2n = 54 to 56 chromosomes, differing from the rest of the family (2n = 58...

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Main Authors: Roberto Laridondo Lui, Daniel Rodrigues Blanco, Juliana de Fátima Martinez, Vladimir Pavan Margarido, Paulo Cesar Venere, Orlando Moreira Filho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ictiologia 2013-01-01
Series:Neotropical Ichthyology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252013005000413