Genome size of the northern walkingstick, Diapheromera femorata (Phasmida: Heteronemiidae)

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 80, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 1303-1305

  Gregory, T Ryan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENSITOMETERS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MORPHOLOGY;

GENOME SIZE;

GENES;

GENOME; INSECT;

DIAPHEROMERA FEMORATA; HETERONEMIIDAE; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; PHASMATODEA;

EID: 0036942256     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z02-106     Document Type: Article

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