Sex and neo-sex chromosomes in orthoptera: A review

Journal of Orthoptera Research

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 213-231

  Castillo, Elio Rodrigo ^a   Marti, Dardo Andrea ^c   Bidau, Claudio Juan ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MISIONES   (Argentina)

^b Paraná Y Los Claveles ^*  (Argentina)

^c Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas   (Argentina)

Author keywords

grasshopper; recombination; sex chromosomes; sex determination; structural rearrangements

Indexed keywords

ACRIDIDAE; MELANOPLINAE; ORTHOPTERA; ROBERTSONIA;

EID: 79952231802     PISSN: 10826467     EISSN: 19372426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1665/034.019.0207     Document Type: Review

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