The inheritance of female colour morphs in the damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum (Odonata, Coenagrionidae)

Heredity

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 328-335

  Andrés, José A ^a   Cordero, Adolfo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ceriagrion tenellum; Coenagrionidae; Colour morphs; Female polymorphism; Odonata; Sex limited polymorphism

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; GENE EXPRESSION; INHERITANCE; INSECT GENETICS;

CERIAGRION; CERIAGRION TENELLUM; COENAGRIONIDAE; INSECTA; ODONATA; ZYGOPTERA;

EID: 0032920714     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.hdy.6884930     Document Type: Article

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