Genome complexity and organization in the red imported fire ant Solenopsis invicta Buren

Genetical Research

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 129-135

  Li, Jianbo ^a   Heinz, Kevin M ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; DNA FRAGMENT; NUCLEASE S1;

ANT; ARTICLE; GENOME; KINETICS; MODEL;

ANIMALS; ANTS; FEMALE; GENES, INSECT; MALE; TEMPERATURE;

ARTHROPODA; EUKARYOTA; FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA;

EID: 0034113696     PISSN: 00166723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0016672399004401     Document Type: Article

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