Genome size variation in lepidopteran insects

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 81, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1399-1405

  Gregory, T Ryan ^a,b   Hebert, Paul D N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENES; SURVEYING;

SIZE VARIATIONS;

BIODIVERSITY;

GENOME;

HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA;

EID: 0344718875     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z03-126     Document Type: Article

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