The B chromosome polymorphism of the grasshopper Eyprepocnemis plorans in North Africa. I. B variants and frequency

Heredity

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 428-434

  Bakkali, M ^a   Cabrero, J ^a   Lopez Leon M D ^a   Perfectti, F ^a   Camacho, J P M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

B chromosomes; Eyprepocnemis plorans ssp. plorans; Grasshopper; Orthoptera

Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOME; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM;

EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; GENETIC VARIATION; GRASSHOPPER;

EYPREPOCNEMIS PLORANS; INSECTA; ORTHOPTERA;

EID: 0032732692     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.hdy.6885950     Document Type: Article

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