Chromosome variability in the Chagas disease vector Rhodnius pallescens (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Rhodniini)

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 160-164

  Gómez Palacio, Andrés ^a   Jaramillo Ocampo, Nicolás ^a   Triana Chávez, Omar ^a   Saldaña, Azael ^b   Calzada, José ^b   Pérez, Ruben ^c   Panzera, Francisco ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTIOQUIA   (Colombia)

^b Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas de Estudios de la Salud (ICGES)   (Panama)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Chagas disease; Chromosome variation; Cytogenetics; Intraspecific variation; Rhodnius pallescens; Triatominae

Indexed keywords

HEMIPTERA; REDUVIIDAE; RHODNIUS; RHODNIUS PALLESCENS; TRIATOMINAE; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 42149095908     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762008000200006     Document Type: Article

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