CHROMOSOMES IN TWO SPECIES OF INDIAN SQUIRRELS
OM P. MITTAL *
Department Of Zoology, Panjab University, Chandigarh 160014, India
BHARATI HUKKU *
Department Of Zoology, Panjab University, Chandigarh 160014, India
SHOBHA CHOPRA *
Department Of Zoology, Panjab University, Chandigarh 160014, India
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Karyotypes of two species of the North and South Indian squirrels have been presented. Funambulus pennanti pennanti (North India) possesses 2n=54, while Funambulus palmarum palmarum (South India) carries 2n=46.