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The C-banding pattern of 6 Japanese species of vespertilionine bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera)

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The C-banding patterns of 6 species of Japanese vespertilionine bats are presented. The variation in amount and distribution of heterochromatin indicates that deletions and additions of heterochromatin have contributed to the karyotypic diversity in Vespertilioninae.

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  1. Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan

    K. Andō, T. Tagawa & T. A. Uchida

  2. Zoological Laboratory, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan

    K. Andō, T. Tagawa & T. A. Uchida

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Acknowledgments. The authors are very grateful to Prof. T. Wasano of Fukuoka University (Professor emeritus of Kyushu University) and Prof. T. Kifune of Fukuoka University for their encouragement, Mr T. Maehara for help in collecting specimens, and Dr J.W. Bickham of Texas A&M University for his comments on the manuscript.

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Andō, K., Tagawa, T. & Uchida, T.A. The C-banding pattern of 6 Japanese species of vespertilionine bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera). Experientia 36, 653–654 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01970118

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