A cytotaxonomic approach of the systematics ofArvicanthis niloticus(Desmarest 1822) (Mammalia Rodentia)

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1 June 1988

journal article
research article
Published by Taylor & Francis in Tropical Zoology

Vol. 1 (1) , 29-37
https://doi.org/10.1080/03946975.1988.10539404

Abstract

Arvicanthis niloticus (Desmarest 1822) (Mammalia Rodentia) exhibits different karyotypes in different populations throughout its wide distribution area, characterized by diploid numbers ranging from 2n = 62 to 56. A 44 chromosome karyotype is described in one A. niloticus from Somalia. The taxonomic and evolutionary inferences are discussed.

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