Cytogenetic study of leposternon and amphisbaena (Amphis-baenia: Squamata)

Caryologia

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 178-182

  Alejandra, Hernando ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL NORDESTE   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Ag NOR; Amphisbaena; Amphisbaenia; Chromosomes; Leposternon

Indexed keywords

AMPHISBAENA; AMPHISBAENIA; AMPHISBAENIDAE; LEPOSTERNON; LEPOSTERNON MICROCEPHALUM; SQUAMATA;

EID: 33750711034     PISSN: 00087114     EISSN: 21655391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00087114.2005.10589448     Document Type: Article

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