Comparative cytogenetics of Neotropical cichlid fishes (Nannacara, Ivanacara and Cleithracara) indicates evolutionary reduction of diploid chromosome numbers

A comparative cytogenetic analysis was carried out in five species of a monophyletic clade of neotropical Cichlasomatine cichlids, namely Cleithracara maronii Steindachner, 1881, Ivanacara adoketa (Kullander & Prada-Pedreros, 1993), Nannacara anomala Regan, 1905, N. aureocephalus Allgayer, 1983...

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Main Authors: Hodaňová, Lucie, Kalous, Lukáš, Musilová, Zuzana
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4205487/