New contributions to the cytotaxonomy of tiger beetles (Coleop-tera, Cicindelidae) from the Afrotropical Region: Cytogenetic characterization of Prothyma concinna, Elliptica lugubris and Ropaloteres cinctus

Caryologia

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 56-61

  Ramalho, Proença Sónia Jesus ^a   Collares Pereira, Maria Joäo ^a   Serrano, Artur Raposo Moniz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Afrotropical Region; Cicindelidae; Cytogenetics; Guinea Bissau; Multiple sex chromosome systems

Indexed keywords

CICINDELIDAE; CICINDELINI; COLEOPTERA; PROTHYMA;

EID: 33751263007     PISSN: 00087114     EISSN: 21655391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00087114.2005.10589433     Document Type: Article

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