Karyotype variability in the Genus Radacridium (Orthoptera, Romaleinae, Romaleinae)

Cytologia

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 53-60

  Rocha, M F ^a   Souza, M J ^a   Tashiro, T ^b  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE MICOLOGIA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORTHOPTERA; RADACRIDIUM; ROMALEIDAE;

EID: 0030905763     PISSN: 00114545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1508/cytologia.62.53     Document Type: Article

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