Genomic and karyotypic variation in Drosophila parasitoids (Hymenoptera, Cynipoidea, Figitidae)

Comparative Cytogenetics

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 211-221

  Gokhman, Vladimir E ^a   Johnston, J Spencer ^b   Small, Chiyedza ^c,d   Rajwani, Roma ^c   Hanrahan, Shawn J ^b   Govind, Shubha ^c,d  

^a MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^d CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Drosophila; Figitidae; Genome size; Karyotype; Parasitoid

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPODA; CYNIPOIDEA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FIGITIDAE; GANASPIS; GANASPIS XANTHOPODA; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; LEPTOPILINA; LEPTOPILINA BOULARDI; LEPTOPILINA HETEROTOMA; LEPTOPILINA VICTORIAE; VESPOIDEA;

EID: 80052279262     PISSN: 19930771     EISSN: 1993078X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3897/compcytogen.v5i3.1435     Document Type: Article

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