Sex determination mechanism in the hymenopteran parasitoid Aphidius rhopalosiphi De Stefani-Peres (Braconidae: Aphidiinae)

Belgian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 134, Issue 2 PART 1, 2004, Pages 15-21

  Salin, Christophe ^a   Deprez, Bruno ^a   Van Bockstaele, Dirk R ^b   Mahillon, Jacques ^a   Hance, Thierry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Aphidiinae; Complementary sex determination; Diploid male; Flow cytometry; Haplodiploidy; Hymenoptera; Microsatellite markers

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; SEX DETERMINATION;

APHIDIDAE; APHIDIINAE; APHIDIUS; APHIDIUS RHOPALOSIPHI; BRACONIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; ICHNEUMONOIDEA; RAPHIA FRATER; VESPIDAE;

EID: 4544224389     PISSN: 07776276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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