Sibling species within Paramecium jenningsi revealed by PCR-RFLP

Acta Protozoologica

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 387-393

  Maciejewska, Agnieszka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SZCZECIN   (Poland)

Author keywords

P. jenningsi; Paramecium aurelia; PCR RFLP; Sibling species

Indexed keywords

AURELIA; PARAMECIUM; PARAMECIUM AURELIA; PARAMECIUM JENNINGSI;

EID: 33845493064     PISSN: 00651583     EISSN: 16890027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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