No harmful effects of a selfish B chromosome on several morphological and physiological traits in Locusta migratoria (Orthoptera, Acrididae)

Heredity

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 753-759

  Castro, A J ^a   Perfectti, F ^a   Pardo, M C ^a   Cabrero, J ^a   Lopez leon M D ^a   Camacho, J P M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

B chromosome effects; Locusta migratoria; Parasitic B chromosome; Selfish B chromosome

Indexed keywords

AUTOSOME; BODY SIZE; NATURAL POPULATION; PARASITISM; PROGENY; SPAIN; TOXICITY;

LOCUSTA MIGRATORIA;

EID: 0031869603     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2540.1998.00350.x     Document Type: Article

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