Reproductive modes and genetic polymorphism in the tardigrade Richtersius coronifer (Eutardigrada, Macrobiotidae)

Invertebrate Biology

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 19-27

  Rebecchi, Lorena ^a   Rossi, Valeria ^b   Altiero, Tiziana ^a   Bertolani, Roberto ^a   Menozzi, Paolo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Allozymes; Automictic parthenogenesis; Chromosomes; Variability

Indexed keywords

EUTARDIGRADA; INVERTEBRATA; MACROBIOTIDAE; RICHTERSIUS CORONIFER;

EID: 0038026262     PISSN: 10778306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7410.2003.tb00069.x     Document Type: Article

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