Karyotype evolution in ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), with a review of the known ant chromosome numbers

Myrmecological News

Volumn 13, Issue , 2010, Pages 89-102

  Lorite, Pedro ^a   Palomeque, Teresa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chromosome number; Cytogenetics; Evolution; Formicidae; Genetics; Haplo diploid; Karyotype; Review

Indexed keywords

DOLICHODERINAE; FORMICIDAE; FORMICINAE; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; MYRMECIINAE; MYRMICINAE; PONERINAE; ROBERTSONIA;

EID: 77950812044     PISSN: 19944136     EISSN: 19973500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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