Chromosomal studies on four Egyptian scorpion species of genus Androctonus (Family: Buthidae)

Cytologia

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 161-165

  Moustafa, Mohsen A ^a   Alaa, A M ^b   Sarhan, M H ^a   Yaseen, A E ^c  

^a Assiut Branch   (Egypt)

^b Suez Canal University   (Egypt)

^c Suez Canal University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Chronrosomes; Egyptian Scorpion; Holocentric; Karyotypes; Multivalent

Indexed keywords

ANDROCTONUS; ANDROCTONUS AMOREUXI; ANDROCTONUS AUSTRALIS; ANDROCTONUS CRASSICAUDA; BUTHIDA; BUTHIDAE; LEIURUS QUINQUESTRIATUS; SCORPIONES;

EID: 23944519394     PISSN: 00114545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1508/cytologia.70.161     Document Type: Article

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