The chromosomes of amblysomus hottentotus (smith 1829) and A. Iris thomas and schwann 1905: A first report for the golden moles of africa (insectivora chrysochloridae)

E. Capanna; M. V. Civitelli; G. C. Hickman; E. Nevo

doi:10.1080/03946975.1989.10539422

The chromosomes of amblysomus hottentotus (smith 1829) and A. Iris thomas and schwann 1905: A first report for the golden moles of africa (insectivora chrysochloridae)

E. Capanna, M. V. Civitelli, G. C. Hickman, E. Nevo

Department of Evolutionary and Environmental Biology

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Abstract

The chromosomes of two species of subterranean insectivores belonging to the African endemic family Chrysochloridae were investigated, namely Amblysomus hottentotus (A. Smith 1829) and A. iris Thomas and Schwann 1905. The diploid numbers are 2n = 32 and 2n = 34 respectively. The C- and NOR-band patterns were also investigated. The relation between fossoriality and chromosome evolution was also discussed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-12
Number of pages	12
Journal	Tropical Zoology
Volume	2
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/03946975.1989.10539422
State	Published - Jul 1989

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Funding Information:
The authors thank Professor ].A.]. Meester for comments on the identification of Amblysomus iris, L. Maggini for laboratory assistance and A. Duckwort and R. Nanni for collection of specimens. The authors acknowledge the financial support of the «Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche» (E. Capanna), the «Foundation for Research Development» (G. Hickmann) and «Ancel-Teicher Research Foundation for Genetics and Molecular Evolution» and the Israeli Discount Bank (E. Nevo).

Keywords

Amblysomus
Chrysochloridae
Evolution
Karyotype
Rodentia

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Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Animal Science and Zoology

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The chromosomes of amblysomus hottentotus (smith 1829) and A. Iris thomas and schwann 1905: A first report for the golden moles of africa (insectivora chrysochloridae)

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