A karyotype study on the pseudoscorpion families Geogarypidae, Garypinidae and Olpiidae (Arachnida: Pseudoscorpiones)

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 277-289

  Šťáhlavský, František ^a   Král, Jiří ^a   Harvey, Mark S ^b   Haddad, Charles R ^c  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b WESTERN AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Chiasma frequency; Garypinidae; Geogarypidae; Karyotype; Meiosis; Olpiidae; Pseudoscorpiones; Sex chromosomes

Indexed keywords

ARACHNID; CHROMOSOME; KARYOTYPE; TAXONOMY;

ARACHNIDA; CALOCHEIRIDIUS; GARYPINUS; GEOGARYPIDAE; GEOGARYPUS; INDOLPIUM; PSEUDOSCORPIONES;

EID: 33744496281     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/eje.2006.036     Document Type: Article

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