Direction of karyotype evolution in the bug family Nabidae (Heteroptera): New evidence from 18S rDNA analysis

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 661-665

  Nokkala, Christina ^a   Kuznetsova, Valentina ^b   Grozeva, Snejana ^c   Nokkala, Seppo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b ZOOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^c INSTITUTE OF BIODIVERSITY AND ECOSYSTEM RESEARCH   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

18S rDNA; Karyotype evolution; Nabidae; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOME; DNA; EVOLUTION; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GENETIC VARIATION; INSECT; KARYOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; TAXONOMY;

HETEROPTERA; NABIDAE;

EID: 36248955104     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/eje.2007.083     Document Type: Article

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