Analysis of the phenotypic effects of B chromosomes in a natural population of Metagagrella tenuipes (Arachnida: Opiliones)

Heredity

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 209-217

  Gorlov, Ivan P ^a,b   Tsurusaki, Nobuo ^a  

^a TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b INSTITUTE OF CYTOLOGY AND GENETICS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

B chromosomes; Metagagrella tenuipes; Odd even effect; Parasites; Phenotypic effects; Selection

Indexed keywords

AUTOSOME; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; PARASITISM; PHENOTYPE; SEASONALITY;

ANIMALS; ARACHNIDA; CHROMOSOMES; GENE FREQUENCY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; SEASONS;

ARACHNIDA; EMBRYOPHYTA; METAGAGRELLA; METAGAGRELLA TENUIPES; OPILIONES;

EID: 0034108859     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2540.2000.00659.x     Document Type: Article

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