Interpretation of variation in ovarian polytene chromosomes of Anopheles Funestus Giles, A. Parensis Gillies, and A. Aruni? (original) (raw)

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Green, C.A., Hunt, R.H. Interpretation of variation in ovarian polytene chromosomes of Anopheles Funestus Giles, A. Parensis Gillies, and A. Aruni?.Genetica 51, 187–195 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00121610

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• Received: 25 July 1979
• Accepted: 30 September 1979
• Issue date: July 1980
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00121610

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