A cytogenetic study of the leaf beetle genus Cyrtonus (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae)

Genetica

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 193-199

  Petitpierre, E ^a   Garneria I ^a  

^a INSTITUTO MEDITERRÁNEO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chromosomes; Chrysomelidae; Coleoptera; Cyrtonus; Genome size; Karyological evolution

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEETLE; CHROMOSOME; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; GENETICS; GENOME; KARYOTYPING; MALE; MEIOSIS; METAPHASE; SEX CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALS; BEETLES; CHROMOSOMES; CYTOGENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOME; KARYOTYPING; MALE; MEIOSIS; METAPHASE; SEX CHROMOSOMES;

ANIMALIA; CHRYSOMELIDAE; CHRYSOMELINAE; COLEOPTERA; INSECTA;

EID: 0242493866     PISSN: 00166707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026010102779     Document Type: Article

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