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Conservative pattern of the G-bands and diversity of C-banding patterns and NORs in stenodermatinae (Chiroptera-Phyllostomatidae)

Maria José de Souza; Maria Cristina Paiva de Araújo

Departamento de Biologia Geral, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Cidade Universitária, 50000 Recife, PE, Brasil

ABSTRACT

Chromosomal data of five species of Stenodermatinae bats including Artibeus planirostris, A. lituratus, A. cinereus, Sturnira lilium and Vampyrops lineatus are presented and compared. The G-banding chromosomal analysis of these species showed a great similarity amongst them, but significant differences concerning the location of nucleolus organizer regions and constitutive heterochromatin patterns were found.

Keywords: G-bands; C-banding; NORs; Stenodermatinae; Chiroptera.

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