Ccmar1, a full-length mariner element from the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata

Insect Molecular Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 241-253

  Gomulski, L M ^a   Torti, C ^a   Malacrida, A R ^a   Gasperi, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ceratitis capitata; Mariner; Medfly; Transposable element

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAPITATA; CERATITIS CAPITATA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0031214545     PISSN: 09621075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2583.1997.00179.x     Document Type: Article

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