Cytosystematics, sex chromosome translocations and speciation in African mole-rats (Bathyergidae: Rodentia)

Thesis (PhD (Botany and Zoology))--University of Stellenbosch, 2008. === The Bathyergidae are subterranean rodents endemic to Africa south of the Sahara. They are characterised by divergent diploid numbers that range from 2n=40 in Fukomys mechowi to 2n=78 in F. damarensis. In spite of this variati...

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Main Author: Deuve, Jane Lynda
Other Authors: Robinson, T. J.
Language:en
Published: Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/1271