Causes of B chromosome variant substitution in the grasshopper Eyprepocnemis plorans

Chromosome Research

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 693-700

  Manrique Poyato, M I ^a   Munoz Pajares A J ^a   Loreto, V ^a,b   Lopez Leon M D ^a   Cabrero, J ^a   Camacho, J P M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DE PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

B chromosome; Drive; E. plorans; Fitness; Neutralized; Parasitic; Substitution

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOSOME; CHI SQUARE TEST; CHROMOSOME C BAND; CLUTCH SIZE; EMBRYO; FERTILITY; GRASSHOPPER; KARYOTYPE; LIFE CYCLE; NATURAL POPULATION; NONHUMAN; PARASITISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY;

ANIMALS; CHROMOSOMES; CROSSES, GENETIC; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS, POPULATION; GRASSHOPPERS; MALE; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EYPREPOCNEMIS PLORANS;

EID: 33748640395     PISSN: 09673849     EISSN: 15736849     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10577-006-1081-2     Document Type: Article

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