Confirmation of the presence of B chromosomes in the wood mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus)

Folia Zoologica

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 217-221

  Zima, Jan ^a   Macholán, Miloš ^a   Slivková, Lenka ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY AND GENETICS   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Allozyme markers; Apodemus sylvaticus; B chromosomes; Frequency distribution

Indexed keywords

APODEMUS SYLVATICUS;

EID: 0030660096     PISSN: 01397893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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