
%0 Journal Article
%A R McQuade, Leon 
%T B-chromosome Systems in the Greater Glider (Petauroides volans volans) (Marsupialia : Petauridae). I. B-chromosome Distribution
%J Australian Journal of Biological Sciences
%D 1985/04/01
%V 38
%N 1
%P 189-196
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/BI9850189
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/BI9850189 
%X Variations in diploid chromosome number, due to the presence of B chromosomes, are found within the distribution of P. v. volans. B chromosomes vary in number between one and eight per animal, are mitotically stable in various body tissues and, unlike the Y chromosome in male P. v. volans, are not eliminated from bone marrow cells. Animals possessing B chromosomes have a distinct distribution, and it appears that a stable equilibrium between the forces of B chromosome accumulation or elimination is operating in those populations possessing these chromosomes. 
