Cytogenetic analysis of 3 populations of Diabrotica speciosa (Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae): Constitutive heterochromatin and nucleolus organizer regions

Cytologia

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 281-287

  Schneider, Marielle Cristina ^a   Artoni, Roberto Ferreira ^a   De Almeida, Mara Cristina ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF PONTA GROSSA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

C banding; Karyotype; Meiosis; NOR; Sex determination

Indexed keywords

CHRYSOMELIDAE; DIABROTICA; DIABROTICA SPECIOSA; GALERUCINAE; INSECTA;

EID: 0036711272     PISSN: 00114545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1508/cytologia.67.281     Document Type: Article

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