Meiotic behavior of two polyploid species of genus <em>Pleurodema</em> (Anura: Leiuperidae) from central Argentina

Polyploidy is an important evolutionary force but rare in vertebrates. However, in anurans, the genus Pleurodema has polyploid species, two of them tetraploid and one octoploid. The manner in which the chromosomes join in diakinesis can vary among species and, crucially, if they differ in their plo...

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Main Authors: Nancy Salas, Julián Valetti, Pablo Grenat, Manuel Otero, Adolfo Martino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Firenze University Press 2014-06-01
Series:Acta Herpetologica
Online Access:https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/ah/article/view/1711

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