Molecular basis of sex determination in haplodiploids

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-3

  Evans, Jay D ^a   Shearman, Deborah C A ^b   Oldroyd, Benjamin P ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENETICS; INSECT; SEX DETERMINATION;

APIDAE; APIS; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA; VESPIDAE;

EID: 0347062742     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2003.11.001     Document Type: Short Survey

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