Studies on the Robertsonian chromosomal variation of Mus musculus domesticus (Rodentia, Muridae) in Greece

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 503-513

  Mitsainas, George P ^a   Giagia Athanasopoulou, Eva B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Chromosomal speciation; Contact zones; Evolution; House mouse; Hybridization; Monobrachial homology; Robertsonian fusion; Robertsonian race; Robertsonian system

Indexed keywords

HYBRIDIZATION; KARYOTYPE; RODENT;

MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 15944374808     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2005.00451.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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