Genome size variation in Tardigrada

Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 116, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 115-121

  Garagna, Silvia ^a   Rebecchi, Lorena ^b   Guidi, Alessandra ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cytotaxonomy; DNA content; Polyploidy

Indexed keywords

EUTARDIGRADES; INVERTEBRATA; PSEUDECHINISCUS; PSEUDECHINISCUS JUANITAE; TARDIGRADA;

EID: 0030559404     PISSN: 00244082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.1996.tb02337.x     Document Type: Article

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