A comparative cytogenetic analysis between the grasshopper species Chromacris nuptialis and C. speciosa (Romaleidae): Constitutive heterochromatin variability and rDNA sites

Genetica

Volumn 125, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 253-260

  Loreto, Vilma ^a,c   Stadtler, Eva ^a   De Melo, Natoniel F ^b   De Souza, Maria José ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b EMBRAPA SEMIÁRIDO   (Brazil)

^c Núcleo de Tele Saúde NUTES Hospital das Clínicas   (Brazil)

Author keywords

FISH; Grasshopper; Heterochromatin; Karyotype; NORs

Indexed keywords

ROMALEIDAE;

EID: 27144539552     PISSN: 00166707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10709-005-0368-0     Document Type: Article

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