Karyological analysis of two allopatric populations of planarian Polycelis felina (Daly.) in Croatia

• Authors: M. Kalafatic , N. Kopjar , G. Zrna , I. Zupan , G. Kovacevic , D. Franjevic
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

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The results of preliminary karyological investigations of two geographically distant and morphologically slightly different Polycelis felina (Daly.) populations from central Croatia are reported. The results have shown that individuals of both populations are diploids, with the same chromosome number in their neoblasts (2n=18). Their karyotypes were composed of nine chromosome pairs, three of them are metacentric and the other six are submetacentric. Statistical evaluation of data indicated that both populations of Polycelis felina (Daly.), despite minor differences observed between them, belong to the same karyological biotype.

Keywords

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KARYOLOGICAL ANALYSIS; POLYCELIS FELINA

Discipline

• EXPERIMENTAL_BIOLOGY_&_MEDICINE: EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY & MEDICINE

• Publisher: Institute of Systematics and Evolution of Animals, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Folia Biologica
• Year: 2004
• Volume: 52
• Issue: 1-2
• Pages: 131-133

Contributors

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M. Kalafatic

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N. Kopjar

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G. Zrna

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I. Zupan

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G. Kovacevic

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D. Franjevic

• Document Type: SHORT REPORT
• Publication order reference: Mirjana Kalafatic, Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Rooseveltov trg 6, HR ? 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia