Chromosome evolution in treehole breeding anopheles (Diptera, Culicidae)

Italian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 33-37

  Pili, Elisabetta ^a   Marchi, Annalisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anopheles; Chromosomes; Evolution; Het erochromatin; RRNA genes; Treehole mosquitoes

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039185687     PISSN: 11250003     EISSN: 17485851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11250009909356234     Document Type: Article

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