Correlations of geographic distribution and temperature of embryonic development with the nuclear DNA content in the Salamandridae (Urodela, Amphibia)

Genome

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 333-342

  Litvinchuk, Spartak N ^a   Rosanov, Jury M ^a   Borkin, Leo J ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF CYTOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^b ZOOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Embryonic development; Flow DNA cytometry; Genome size; Nuclear DNA content; Salamandridae

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; PHYLOGENY; SALAMANDER; TEMPERATURE; TIME;

ANIMALS; CELL NUCLEUS; DNA; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; GEOGRAPHY; PHYLOGENY; SALAMANDRIDAE; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

AMPHIBIA; CAUDATA; SALAMANDRIDAE; SALAMANDROIDEA;

EID: 34547959704     PISSN: 08312796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/G07-010     Document Type: Article

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