Silver staining of nucleolar organizer regions (NOR) in some species of Hymenoptera (bees and parasitic wasp) and Coleoptera (lady-beetle)

Cytobios

Volumn 2001, Issue 406, 2001, Pages 119-125

  Maffei, E M D ^a   Pompolo, S G ^a   Silva Junior, J C ^a   Caixeiro, A P A ^a   Rocha, M P ^a   Dergam, J A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bees; Chromosomes; Cytogenetic; Insects; Lady beetle; NOR; Parasitic wasp

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEETLE; CHROMOSOME; CHROMOSOME NOR; CYTOGENETICS; CYTOLOGY; HYMENOPTERA; INSECT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; SILVER STAINING; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; BEETLES; CHROMOSOMES; CYTOGENETICS; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTS; MALE; NUCLEOLUS ORGANIZER REGION; SILVER STAINING;

EID: 0035228304     PISSN: 00114529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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