Chromosome numbers in 71 Puerto Rican species of leaf beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

Journal of Agriculture of the University of Puerto Rico

Volumn 82, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 69-83

  Virkki, Niilo ^a   Santiago Blay, Jorge A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Chromosomes; Chrysomelidae (Coleoptera); Phylogeny; Puerto Rico

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032351997     PISSN: 0041994X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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