Chromosomes of some Puerto Rican flea beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Alticinae): multiple cytogenetic evolutionary tendencies in the neotropics

Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 113-119

  Virkki, N ^a,c   Santiago Blay, J A ^b  

^a Agricultural Experiment Station   (Puerto Rico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c Agricultural Experiment Station

Author keywords

Alticinae: Chrysomelidae; B chromosomes; Chromosomes; Evolution; Puerto Rico

Indexed keywords

EID: 0004589008     PISSN: 09475745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0469.1996.tb00816.x     Document Type: Article

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