Meiotic studies in nine species of Erythrodiplax (Libellulidae, Odonata). Neo-XY sex chromosome system in E. media

Cytologia

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 349-357

  Mola, L M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Erythrodiplax; holokinetic chromosomes; meiosis; neo XY system; Odonata; polytypisms

Indexed keywords

ANISOPTERA (DRAGONFLIES); ARGENTINA (FISH); CORALLINA; ERYTHRODIPLAX; ERYTHRODIPLAX ATROTERMINATA; ERYTHRODIPLAX CONNATA; ERYTHRODIPLAX CORALLINA; ERYTHRODIPLAX MELANORUBRA; ERYTHRODIPLAX NIGRICANS; ERYTHRODIPLAX UMBRATA; LIBELLULIDAE; ODONATA;

EID: 0030433570     PISSN: 00114545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1508/cytologia.61.349     Document Type: Article

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