New karyotypic data for Asian rodents (Rodentia, Muridae) with the first report of B-chromosomes in the genus Mus

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dc.contributor.authorBadenhorst D.
dc.contributor.authorHerbreteau V.
dc.contributor.authorChaval Y.
dc.contributor.authorPages M.
dc.contributor.authorRobinson T.J.
dc.contributor.authorRerkamnuaychoke W.
dc.contributor.authorMorand S.
dc.contributor.authorHugot J.-P.
dc.contributor.authorDobigny G.
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-15T15:59:52Z
dc.date.available2011-05-15T15:59:52Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstractKaryotypes of 18 rodent species collected in various localities in Thailand were analysed as part of an epidemiological survey of the region using conventional cytogenetic techniques. The aim was to re-assess the reliability of karyotype-based diagnoses of Thai rodents using an updated taxonomic framework. The species examined include Menetes berdmorei (Sciuridae), Mus caroli, Mus cervicolor and Mus cookii, Hapalomys delacouri, Chiropodomys gliroides, as well as several representatives of most of the lineages of the Rattini tribe, that is Rattus exulans, Rattus losea, Rattus tanezumi, Leopoldamys edwardsi, Leopoldamys neilli, Maxomys surifer, Niviventer fulvescens, Berylmys berdmorei, Berylmys bowersi, Bandicota indica and Bandicota savilei (Muridae). The first descriptions of G- and/or C-banding karyotypes are provided for several of these, that is, B. savilei, L. edwardsi, M. surifer, B. berdmorei, B. bowersi, N. fulvescens and H. delacouri. Although largely in agreement with available data, our findings on chromosome morphology differ slightly from those published for L. edwardsi, M. surifer, B. savilei and the two Berylmys species, B. berdmorei and B. bowersi. In addition, we document the novel finding of B-chromosomes in the genera Berylmys, Bandicota and the emblematic Mus. Importantly, few species-specific chromosomal characteristic could be identified within most of the genera investigated in our study and, in contrast to previous claims, the usefulness of karyotypes for diagnosing these Asian murid species appears to be limited. © 2009 The Zoological Society of London.
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dc.identifier.citationJournal of Zoology
dc.identifier.citation279
dc.identifier.citation1
dc.identifier.issn9528369
dc.identifier.other10.1111/j.1469-7998.2009.00588.x
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/11408
dc.subjectchromosome
dc.subjectcytogenetics
dc.subjectkaryotype
dc.subjectphylogeny
dc.subjectrelatedness
dc.subjectrodent
dc.subjecttaxonomy
dc.subjectBandicota
dc.subjectBandicota indica
dc.subjectBandicota savilei
dc.subjectBerylmys
dc.subjectBerylmys berdmorei
dc.subjectBerylmys bowersi
dc.subjectChiropodomys gliroides
dc.subjectHapalomys delacouri
dc.subjectLeopoldamys edwardsi
dc.subjectLeopoldamys neilli
dc.subjectMaxomys surifer
dc.subjectMenetes berdmorei
dc.subjectMuridae
dc.subjectMus caroli
dc.subjectMus cervicolor
dc.subjectMus cookii
dc.subjectNiviventer fulvescens
dc.subjectRattus
dc.subjectRattus exulans
dc.subjectRattus losea
dc.subjectRattus tanezumi
dc.subjectRodentia
dc.subjectSciuridae
dc.titleNew karyotypic data for Asian rodents (Rodentia, Muridae) with the first report of B-chromosomes in the genus Mus
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