Genome size and base composition in Oryzaephilus surinamensis (Coleoptera: Sylvanidae) and differences between native (feral) and silo pest populations in Israel

Journal of Stored Products Research

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 34-37

  Sharaf, Kamal ^a   Horová, Lucie ^b   Pavlíček, Tomáš ^a   Nevo, Eviatar ^a   Bureš, Petr ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

AT CG; Genome size; Oryzaephilus surinamensis; Wolbachia

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); COLEOPTERA; INVERTEBRATA; ORYZAEPHILUS SURINAMENSIS; WOLBACHIA;

EID: 76549136480     PISSN: 0022474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jspr.2009.08.001     Document Type: Article

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