The karyotype ofTyphlonectes compressicauda(Amphibia: Gymnophiona) with comments on chromosome evolution in caecilians

Autor: Wake, M. H., Hafner, J. C., Hafner, M. S., Klosterman, L. L., Patton, J. L.
Zdroj: Experientia; February 1980, Vol. 36 Issue: 2 p171-172, 2p
Abstrakt: Typhlonectes compressicaudahas a diploid number of 28. Its karyotype, when compared to that of other caecilians, suggests some discordance in the hypothesized model of chromosome reduction in the evolution of amphibian lineages.
Databáze: Supplemental Index