Chromosome polymorphism and complements in populations of Girardia species Platyhelminthes

Brazilian Journal of Biology

Volumn 67, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2007, Pages 951-955

  Benya, E ^a   Leal Zanchet, A M ^a   Santos, W H ^a   Hauser, J ^a   Erdtmann, B ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSIDADE DO VALE DO RIO DOS SINOS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAXIAS DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chromosome variability; Cytogenetics; Freshwater planarians; Genetic plasticity

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHROMOSOME; CHROMOSOME BANDING PATTERN; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; METHODOLOGY; PLATYHELMINTH;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; CHROMOSOME BANDING; CHROMOSOMES; FRESH WATER; PLATYHELMINTHS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

BIAPERTURA; DUGESIIDAE; GIRARDIA; GIRARDIA ANDERLANI; GIRARDIA TIGRINA; PLATYHELMINTHES; TRICLADIDA; TURBELLARIA;

EID: 41549102532     PISSN: 15196984     EISSN: 16784375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1519-69842007000500021     Document Type: Article

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