Rise and fall of the W chromosome in lepidoptera

Molecular Biology and Genetics of the Lepidoptera

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 49-64

  Marec, František ^a   Sahara, Ken ^b   Traut, Walther ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

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DOI: 10.1201/9781420060201     Document Type: Chapter

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