Chromosomes of the Coypu
THE coypu, Myocastor coypus Molina (or Myopotamus coypus , Myopotamus bonariensis Commers, Hydromys coypus Geoff.), is a South American rodent that belongs to the family Octodentidae and sub-family Capromyidae. To-day it is found in all continents, living in swamps and fish ponds as a feral animal o...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Nature (London) 1966-08, Vol.211 (5052), p.994-995 |
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Zusammenfassung: | THE coypu,
Myocastor coypus
Molina (or
Myopotamus coypus
,
Myopotamus bonariensis
Commers,
Hydromys coypus
Geoff.), is a South American rodent that belongs to the family Octodentidae and sub-family Capromyidae. To-day it is found in all continents, living in swamps and fish ponds as a feral animal or raised in captivity for its fur
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. So far as we know, no previous investigation of chromosome number and morphology has been carried out on this animal. |
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ISSN: | 0028-0836 1476-4687 |
DOI: | 10.1038/211994a0 |