Chromosomes of Lepidochitona caprearum (Scacchi, 1836) (Polyplacophora, Acanthochitonina, Tonicellidae) provide insights into Acanthochitonina karyological evolution

Comparative Cytogenetics

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 397-407

  Petraccioli, Agnese ^a   Maio, Nicola ^a   Odierna, Gaetano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acanthochitonina; Chitons; Chromosome banding; Chromosome evolution; Heterochromatin; Lepidochitona caprearum

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875241850     PISSN: 19930771     EISSN: 1993078X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3897/CompCytogen.v6i4.3722     Document Type: Article

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