1.
Naturwissenschaften
; 80(5): 235-7, 1993 May.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-8510762
Subject(s)
Biological Evolution , Rodentia/physiology , Social Behavior , Animals , Body Weight , Climate , Female , Male , Species Specificity , Weather , Zambia
2.
Cytogenet Cell Genet
; 64(3-4): 261-3, 1993.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-8404051
ABSTRACT
The karyotype of the giant mole-rat, Cryptomys mechowi (Rodentia, Bathyergidae), from Zambia was investigated in one male and one female by means of G-, C-, and AgNOR-banding techniques. The diploid chromosomal set consisted of 40 biarmed chromosomes (2n = 40, NF = 80). A pair of autosomes in the male and the X chromosomes in the female were heteromorphic. The sex chromosomes were unusually large.
