Characterization of mitotic chromosomes of four species of the genus Diplodus: Karyotypes and chromosomal nucleolar organizer region phenotypes

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1128-1137

  Vitturi, R ^b   Libertini, A ^a   Mazzola, A ^b   Colomba, M S ^b   Sara, G ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

banded chromosomes; Diplodus; karyology; Sparidae

Indexed keywords

DIPLODUS;

EID: 0030482188     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfbi.1996.0241     Document Type: Article

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