Karyotype analysis of the sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus (echinodermata): Evidence for a heteromorphic chromosome sex mechanism

Marine Biology

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 67-72

  Lipani, C ^a   Vitturi, R ^b   Sconzo, G ^a   Barbata, G ^a  

^a A Monroy ^*  (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECHINODERMATA; ECHINOIDEA; PARACENTROTUS LIVIDUS;

EID: 0030466898     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00993645     Document Type: Article

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