Open AccessChromosome analysis in the Kruger National Park - the chromosomes of the saddle-backed jackal <i>Canis Mesomelas</i>
Author(s) -
C Wallace
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
koedoe
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.419
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 2071-0771
pISSN - 0075-6458
DOI - 10.4102/koedoe.v20i1.952
Subject(s) - jackal , national park , canis , zoology , geography , biology , ecology , archaeology
Among the present-day members of the Canidae family are included the dogs and foxes (Wurster and Benirschke 1968). The genus Canis is represented in Africa by four species of jackal (Bigaike 1972). This paper presents the chromosome Findings in a male saddle-backed jackal Canis mesomelas studied in the Kruger National Park, Republic of South Africa.