Cytogenetic characterization of the genome of mealybug Planococcus citri (Homoptera, Coccoidea)

Caryologia

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 37-49

  Ferraro, Marina ^a   Epifani, Chiara ^a   Nardone, Anna Maria ^a   Bongiorni, Silvia ^b   Parodi Delfino, Saviana ^b   Prantera, Giorgio ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b Dipto di Agrobiologia e Agrochimica   (Italy)

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EID: 0002666469     PISSN: 00087114     EISSN: 21655391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00087114.1998.10589118     Document Type: Article

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