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Chromosome differentiation in the Triturus alpestris complex (Amphibia: Caudata)

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Several individuals from distinct populations of 7 subspecies included in the Triturus alpestris complex have been analysed to obtain characteristic C-banding patterns.

The differences found among the populations as regards the amount, complexity and distribution of heterochromatin bands have been employed to test a pattern of chromosome evolution.

Relevant similarities and dissimilarities of these populations are discussed in the light of the tentative evolutionary history inferred from a rooted tree.

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  1. Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales de Madrid, C/ José Gutiérrez Abascal, 2, 28006, Madrid, Spain

    P. Herrero & B. Arano

  2. Unidad de Genética, Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049, Madrid, Spain

    C. García de la Vega

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Herrero, P., Arano, B. & García de la Vega, C. Chromosome differentiation in the Triturus alpestris complex (Amphibia: Caudata). Genetica 79, 27–35 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00056062

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