DNA-feulgen cytophotometric determination of genome size for the freshwater-invading copepod Eurytemora affinis

Genome

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 559-564

  Rasch, Ellen M ^a   Lee, Carol Eunmi ^b   Wyngaard, Grace A ^c  

^a East Tennessee State University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Calanoid; Copepod; DNA Feulgen; Eurytemora; Genome size

Indexed keywords

DNA; FRESH WATER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COPEPOD; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOME; MALE; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; COPEPODA; DNA; FEMALE; FRESH WATER; GENOME; MALE;

CALANOIDA; COPEPODA; CYCLOPOIDA; EUKARYOTA; EURYTEMORA; EURYTEMORA AFFINIS; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 4143070541     PISSN: 08312796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/g04-014     Document Type: Article

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