Dispensable and indispensable genes in an ameiotic fish, the Amazon molly Poecilia formosa

Cytogenetics and Cell Genetics

Volumn 80, Issue 1-4, 1998, Pages 193-198

  Schlupp, I ^a   Nanda, I ^b   Dobler M ^a   Lamatsch, D K ^c   Epplen, J T ^b   Parzefall, J ^a   Schmid, M ^b   Schartl, M ^c  

^a Zoologisches Museum   (Germany)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPULATION; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EVOLUTION; FISH; GENE CONTROL; MICROCHROMOSOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPERM; TRIPLOIDY;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; MALE; POECILIA; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

CYPRINODONTIFORMES; POECILIA FORMOSA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031823571     PISSN: 03010171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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