New cytogenetic data on Nabidae (Heteroptera: Cimicomorpha), with a discussion of karyotype variation and meiotic patterns, and their taxonomic significance

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 205-210

  Kuznetsova, Valentina G ^a   Grozeva, Snejana ^b   Nokkala, Seppo ^c  

^a ZOOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^b INSTITUTE OF BIODIVERSITY AND ECOSYSTEM RESEARCH   (Bulgaria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Evolution; Heteroptera; Karyotypes; Meiosis; Nabidae; Phylogeny; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

KARYOTYPE;

CIMICOMORPHA; GUTTULA; HETEROPTERA; NABIDAE; NABIS;

EID: 1942466179     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/eje.2004.026     Document Type: Article

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