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Fol. Biol. 2005, 51, 68-75

https://doi.org/10.14712/fb2005051030068

Evaluating the Karyotypic Diversity in Species of Hyla (Anura; Hylidae) with 2n = 30 Chromosomes Based on the Analysis of Ten Species

S. L. Gruber1, C. F. B. Haddad2, Sanae Kasahara1

1Departamento de Biologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Rio Claro, SP, Brasil
2Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Rio Claro, SP, Brasil

Received May 2005
Accepted May 2005

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