Investigation of Partamona helleri (Apidae, Meliponini) B chromosome origin. An approach by microdissection and whole chromosome painting

Apidologie

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 75-81

  Martins, Cinthia Caroline Cardoso ^a   Diniz, Debora ^b   Sobrinho Scudeler, Patricia E ^b   Foresti, Fausto ^b   Campos, Lucio Antônio Oliveira ^c   Costa, Marco Antônio ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

B chromosome probe; Hymenoptera; stingless bee

Indexed keywords

BEE; CHROMOSOME; CYTOGENETICS; GENETIC VARIATION; HYBRIDIZATION; KARYOTYPE; MORPHOLOGY;

BRAZIL;

APIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; MELIPONINAE; PARTAMONA HELLERI;

EID: 84871787462     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: 12979678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13592-012-0157-6     Document Type: Article

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