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Five species ofChiroptera were studied and the following numbers were found:Rhinolophus hipposideros Bechst.N=27;Barbastella barbastellus Schr.N=16;Plecotus auritus L.N=16;Myotis myotis Bork.N=21;Miniopterus schreibersii Kuhl,N=23. Centric fusions occur in the chromosomal evolution ofChiroptera. Sex-chromosomes ofX-Y type.
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Matthey, R., Bovey, R. La formule chromosomique chez cinq espèces de Chiroptères. Experientia 4, 26–27 (1948). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02164287
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