Cytogenetic characterization of Brycon amazonicus (Spix et Agassiz, 1829) (Teleostei: Characidae) from Caicara del Orinoco, Venezuela

Autor: Mauro Nirchio, Ernesto Ron, Juan Ignacio Gaviria, Tatiane C. Mariguela, Fausto Foresti, Claudio Oliveira
Přispěvatelé: Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Univ Oriente
Rok vydání: 2010
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Zdroj: Comparative Cytogenetics, Vol 4, Iss 2, Pp 185-193 (2010)
Web of Science
Repositório Institucional da UNESP
Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
instacron:UNESP
Comparative Cytogenetics 4(2): 185-193
ISSN: 1993-078X
1993-0771
DOI: 10.3897/compcytogen.v4i2.49
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