Karyotypic analyses and morphological comments on the endemic and endangered Brazilian painted tree rat Callistomys pictus (Rodentia, Echimyidae)

Karyotypic analyses and morphological comments on the endemic and endangered Brazilian painted tree rat Callistomys pictus (Rodentia, Echimyidae)

The genus Callistomys belongs to the rodent family Echimyidae, subfamily Echimyinae, and its only living representative is Callistomys pictus, a rare and vulnerable endemic species of the state of Bahia, Brazil. Callistomys has been previously classified as Nelomys, Loncheres, Isothrix and Echimys....

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Main Authors: Karen Ventura, Gilson Evaristo Iack Ximenes, Renata Pardini, Marcos A. Nóbrega de Sousa, Yatiyo Yonenaga-Yassuda, Maria José de J. Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Genética 2008-01-01
Series:Genetics and Molecular Biology
Subjects:
Callistomys
karyotype
banding patterns
Echimyinae
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572008000400016

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