Genome size and endonuclear DNA replication in spiders

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 265, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 209-214

  Rasch, Ellen M ^a,b   Connelly, Barbara A ^a  

^a East Tennessee State University   (United States)

^b EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Araneae; Arthropods; DNA replication; Feulgen cytophotometry; Polyploidization

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CYTOLOGY; DNA REPLICATION; GENETICS; GENOME; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERMATOZOON; SPIDER;

ANIMALS; CELL NUCLEUS; DNA REPLICATION; GENOME; MALE; SPERMATOZOA; SPIDERS;

ANTRODIAETUS; ARACHNIDA; ARANEAE; ARGIOPE; ARTHROPODA; HYPOCHILUS; INVERTEBRATA; LATRODECTUS; LOXOSCELES; LYCOSA;

EID: 24944497319     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10352     Document Type: Article

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