Chromosome number evolution in skippers (Lepidoptera, Hesperiidae)
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Chromosome number evolution in skippers (Lepidoptera, Hesperiidae)
Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths), as many other groups of animals and plants, simultaneously represent preservation of ancestral karyotype in the majority of families with a high degree of chromosome number instability in numerous independently evolved phylogenetic lineages. However, the pattern and trends of karyotype evolution in some Lepidoptera families are poorly studied. Here I provide...
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عنوان ژورنال: Comparative Cytogenetics
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1993-078X,1993-0771
DOI: 10.3897/compcytogen.v8i4.8789