Intraspecific variation and population structure of the German cockroach, Blattella germanica, revealed with RFLP analysis of the non-transcribed spacer region of ribosomal DNA

Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 132-140

  Mukha, D V ^a   Kagramanova, A S ^a   Lazebnaya, I V ^a   Lazebnyi, O E ^a   Vargo, E L ^b   Schal, C ^b  

^a VAVILOV INSTITUTE OF GENERAL GENETICS   (Russian Federation)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blattella germanica; German cockroach; Non transcribed spacer; Population; RFLP; Ribosomal DNA

Indexed keywords

RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE; RIBOSOMAL SPACER DNA;

CHROMOSOME; COCKROACH; DNA; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GENETIC VARIATION; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; PEST SPECIES; PIG; POLYMORPHISM; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RECOMBINATION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLATTELLIDAE; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HAPLOTYPE; MALE; METABOLISM; POPULATION GENETICS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; X CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALS; BLATTELLIDAE; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; DNA RESTRICTION ENZYMES; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; FEMALE; GENETICS, POPULATION; HAPLOTYPES; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; VARIATION (GENETICS); X CHROMOSOME;

BLATTARIA; BLATTELLA GERMANICA; BLATTELLIDAE; DICTYOPTERA; HEXAPODA; SUIDAE;

EID: 34249871931     PISSN: 0269283X     EISSN: 13652915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2915.2007.00670.x     Document Type: Article

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