Crossing experiments supporting the specific status of anopheles maculatus chromosomal form K

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 194-202

  Thongwat, Damrongpan ^a   Morgan, Katy ^b   O'Loughlin, Samantha M ^b   Walton, Catherine ^b   Choochote, Wej ^a   Somboon, Pradya ^a  

^a Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anopheles maculatus group; Chromosomal form K; Crossing experiment; Polytene chromosomes

Indexed keywords

ANOPHELES MACULATUS;

ANIMAL; ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME; CROSS BREEDING; FEMALE; GENETICS; HYBRIDIZATION; MALE;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; CHROMOSOMES; CROSSES, GENETIC; FEMALE; HYBRIDIZATION, GENETIC; MALE;

EID: 51449092387     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2987/5668.1     Document Type: Article

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