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Chromosome banding studies in the Bateleur (Terathopius ecaudatus, Aves, Accipitridae)
B T Bed'Hom1, R Darré, V Fillon
1Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Zoologie Mammifères et Oiseaux, Paris, France. bedhom@mnhn.fr
Abstract:
The karyotype of the Bateleur (Terathopius ecaudatus) was studied with conventional and Ag-NOR staining, and using GTG and CBG banding. The karyotype organization is typically accipitrid, with satellites and few microchromosomes, close to the karyotypes of true vultures.