Z-chromosome dimorphism in eagle owls
Abstract 10.1002/zoo.1430110409.abs Chromosomal variation within bird species has been rarely studied. Having studied three individuals, I report a difference in the length of Z-chromosomes in one male eagle owl (Bubo bubo) and use C- and R-banding to study the variation between these Z-chromosomes. Absence of non-centromeric heterochromatin in one Z-chromosome is the cause of the […]
Saudi gazelle (Gazella saudiya) is not a subspecies of Dorcas gazelle
Abstract 10.1002/zoo.1430100607.abs Karyotypes of Saudi gazelle (2n = 47 female, 2n = 50/51 male) are presented for the first time. The three karyotypes shown here vary in the numbers of metacentric chromosomes, but the cause of this variation is not yet known. Although Saudi gazelle are often regarded as a subspecies of Dorcas gazelle, the […]