Tab. 1
Compilation of cytogenetic data including karyotype formulae, 18S and 5S rDNA for Malagasy, Indian, African and Neotropical cichlid species. 2n = diploid number; m = metacentric; sm = submetacentric; st = subtelocentric; a = acrocentric; p = short arm; q = long arm; t = terminal position; i = interstitial position; c = centromeric position; chr = chromosomes. References: (1) Nakajima et al. (2012Nakajima RT, Cabral-de-Mello DC, Valente GT, Venere PC, Martins C. Evolutionary dynamics of rRNA gene clusters in cichlid fish. BMC Evol Biol. 2012; 12:198-222.); (2) Paiz et al. (2014Paiz LM, Baumgartner L, Moresco RM, Treco FR, da Graça WJ, Margarido VP. Evolutionary and biogeographical approach on Australoheros angiru (Cichlidae) from lagoons in a dividing plateau between the basins of the Iguassu River and the Uruguay River, Brazil. Rev Fish Biol Fisher. 2014; 24(1):399-407.); (3) Perazzo et al. (2011Perazzo GX, Noleto RB, Vicari MR, Machado PC, Gava A, Cestari MM. Chromosomal studies in Crenicichla lepidota and Australoheros facetus (Cichlidae, Perciformes) from extreme Southern Brazil. Rev Fish Biol Fish. 2011; 21(3):509-15.); (4) Poletto et al. (2010aPoletto AB, Ferreira IA, Cabral-de-Mello DC, Nakajima RT, Mazzuchelli J, Ribeiro HB, Venere PC, Nirchio M, Kocher TD, Martins C. Chromosome differentiation patterns during cichlid fish evolution. BMC Genet. 2010a; 11:50-61.); (5) Poletto et al
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