Karyotypes of two American field crickets: Gryllus rubens and Gryllus sp. (Orthoptera; Gryllidae)

Entomological Science

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 219-222

  Yoshimura, Aya ^a,b  

^a HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

C banding; Chromosome; Nucleolus organizer region; Species specific karyotype

Indexed keywords

GRYLLIDAE; GRYLLINAE; GRYLLUS; GRYLLUS RUBENS; ORTHOPTERA;

EID: 32944464503     PISSN: 13438786     EISSN: 14798298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-8298.2005.00118.x     Document Type: Article

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