A comparative structural cytogenetic study in three allopatric populations of Astyanax scabripinnis (Teleostei: Characidae)

Individual samples from five populations of the characid fish Astyanax scabripinnis (Jenyns, 1842) from the Tietê and Paranapanema river basins (Brazil) were studied. All individuals analyzed presented 50 chromosomes but three different karyotypic forms were observed. Additionally, some individuals...

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Main Authors: Natália M. Santos, Maressa Ferreira-Neto, Roberto F. Artoni, Marcelo R. Vicari, Mohammed Bakkali, Claudio de Oliveira, Fausto Foresti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2012-04-01
Series:Zoologia (Curitiba)
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-46702012000200008