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Caryologia
International Journal of Cytology, Cytosystematics and Cytogenetics
Volume 44, 1991 - Issue 2
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A study of meiosis and B-chromosomes in Southern African Gastrimargus species (Acridinae: Orthoptera)

Annabel FosseyDepartment of Genetics, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa, 0002.
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H. LiebenbergDepartment of Genetics, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa, 0002.
Pages 137-143 | Received 19 May 1990, Accepted 15 Jan 1991, Published online: 31 Jan 2014

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