Heterochromatin and rdna localization on the holocentric chromosomes of black bean aphid, aphis fabae scop. (hemiptera: Aphididae)

Caryologia

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 341-346

  Marco, Rivil ^a   Cassanelli, Stefano ^a   Mazzoni, Emanuele ^b   Bizzaro, Davide ^c   Manicardi, Gian Carlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aphid; Cytogenetics; Heterochromatin; Heteromorphism; Holocentric chromosomes; RDNA size

Indexed keywords

APHIDIDAE; APHIS FABAE; HEMIPTERA;

EID: 77949682255     PISSN: 00087114     EISSN: 21655391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00087114.2004.10589700     Document Type: Article

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