Karyological study of Cicindelidia trifasciata (Coleoptera, Cicindelidae) from Cuba: Evidence of B chromosomes

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 45-48

  Proença, Sónia J R ^a   Collares Pereira, M J ^a   Serrano, A R M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOSOME; BEETLE; COLEOPTERA; CUBA; FEMALE; KARYOTYPE; MALE; METAPHASE; NONHUMAN; SEX CHROMOSOME; SUPERNUMERARY CHROMOSOME;

CICINDELIDAE; CICINDELIDIA; CICINDELIDIA TRIFASCIATA; COLEOPTERA; INSECTA; NEARCTIC;

EID: 0032961974     PISSN: 14154757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1415-47571999000100010     Document Type: Article

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