Variability along a latitudinal gradient in the chiasma frequency and morphological characters of Dichroplus pratensis (Orthoptera: Acrididae)

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-12

  Bidau, Claudio J ^a,b   Martí, Dardo A ^b,c  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MISIONES   (Argentina)

^c Consejo Nacional Invest Cien/Tecn ^*  (Argentina)

Author keywords

Central marginal distribution; Chiasmata; Dichroplus; Latitudinal gradient; Morphological variability; Recombination; Robertsonian translocation

Indexed keywords

INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT;

ACRIDIDAE; DICHROPLUS; DICHROPLUS PRATENSIS; ORTHOPTERA; ROBERTSONIA;

EID: 16244373669     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/eje.2005.001     Document Type: Article

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