Description: James Kezer: A Pioneer in Amphibian Cytogenetics. The Phylogeny of Amphibians: Current Knowledge and the Role of Cytogenetics. Cytotaxonomy of Caecilians. Cytogenetics and Evolution of Hynobiid Salamanders. Evolutionary Cytogenetics of Bolitoglossine Salamanders (Family Plethodontidae). Cytogenetics of the European Plethodontid Salamanders, Genus Hydromantes. Repetitive DNA Sequences and the Evolution of Neotropical Plethodontid Salamanders. Chromosome Heteromorphism in Newts (Triturus) and Its Significance in Relation to Evolution and Development. Evolutionary Cytogenetics of Newts of the Genus Triturus as Revealed Using Monoclonal Antibodies. Centromere Fusions and Telomere Fusions during Meiosis in Amphibia. The Influence of Life History on Karyotypic Evolution in Frogs. Polyploidy and Cytogenetic Variation in Frogs of the Genus Xenopus. Chromosome Evolution in Holarctic Hyla Treefrogs. Supernumerary Chromosomes in Amphibians. The Evolution of Heterochromatin in the Amphibian Genome. Sex-Determining Mechanisms and Sex Chromosomes in Amphibia. Appendix I: Nomenclature for Chromosomes. Appendix II: Classification of World Amphibians. Index.

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