Cytogenetic characterization of Eurysternus caribaeus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae): Evidence of sex-autosome fusion and diploid number reduction prior to species dispersion

Journal of Genetics

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 177-182

  de Arcanjo, Amanda Paulino ^a   Cabral de Mello, Diogo Cavalcanti ^b   Silva, Ana Emília Barros E ^c   de Moura, Rita de Cássia ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^c DEPARTAMENTO DE MICOLOGIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chromosome rearrangements; FISH; Heterochromatin; Meiosis; NORs

Indexed keywords

COLEOPTERA; SCARABAEIDAE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEETLE; CHROMOSOME BANDING PATTERN; CHROMOSOME NOR; DIPLOIDY; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENE; GENETICS; MALE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BEETLES; CHROMOSOME BANDING; DIPLOIDY; GENES, INSECT; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; MALE; NUCLEOLUS ORGANIZER REGION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 70350787158     PISSN: 00221333     EISSN: 09737731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12041-009-0025-y     Document Type: Article

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