Chromosomal and NOR patterns in the polyclonal stick insect Bacillus atticus atticus (insecta; phasmatodea)

Genome

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 261-270

  Marescalchi, Ombretta ^a   Seali, Valerio ^a  

^a Dipartimento di Biologia Evoluzionistica Sperimentale   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aneuploidy; Interracial hybrids; Karyotype repatterning; NOR techniques; Unisexuals

Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOME NOR; DNA PROBE; HOMOZYGOSITY; ITALY; KARYOTYPE; PLOIDY;

BACILLUS ATTICUS; BACILLUS ATTICUS ATTICUS; BACILLUS GRANDII; INSECTA; PHASMATODEA;

EID: 0031421406     PISSN: 08312796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/g97-037     Document Type: Article

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