A critical review and a new proposal of karyotype asymmetry indices

Plant Systematics and Evolution

Volumn 258, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 39-48

  Paszko, B ^a  

^a W SZAFER INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Asymmetry index; Chromosomes; Karyotype morphology

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645119813     PISSN: 03782697     EISSN: 16156110     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00606-005-0389-2     Document Type: Review

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