Chromosomal characterization of four antarctic procellariiformes

• Main Authors: Garnero, Analia del V., Boccelli, Marcela, Olivera, Jean C. P., Ledesma, Mario A., Montalti, Diego, Coria, Néstor Rubén, Gunski, Ricardo J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Marine Ornithology Editors
• Subjects: cytogenetics; karyotype; chromosomal variability; C-banding; heterochromatin; Antarctic seabirds; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Antarctic; Argentina; Giganteus; Misiones; Pampa; Antarc*; Cape Petrels; Daption capense; Giant Petrels; Macronectes giganteus
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/23877

The karyotype and C-banding patterns of Southern Giant Petrels Macronectes giganteus, Cape Petrels Daption capense, Black-bellied Storm Petrels Fregetta tropica and Wilson’s Storm Petrels Oceanites oceanicus were analyzed. To obtain metaphases, the direct culture technique was used on feather bulbs...