Cargando…

Chromosomal evidence for a putative cryptic species in the Gymnotus carapo species-complex (Gymnotiformes, Gymnotidae)

BACKGROUND: In this study we examined the karyotypes of morphologically indistinguishable populations of the electric knifefish Gymnotus carapo sensu stricto from the Eastern Amazon of Brazil. These were identified unambiguously on the basis of external morphology, meristics, and pigmentation. RESUL...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Milhomem, Susana SR, Pieczarka, Julio C, Crampton, William GR, Silva, Danillo S, De Souza, Augusto CP, Carvalho, Jaime R, Nagamachi, Cleusa Y
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2654040/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19025667
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2156-9-75