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Caryologia
International Journal of Cytology, Cytosystematics and Cytogenetics
Volume 59, 2006 - Issue 2
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Nuclear genome size and karyotype analysis in Mammillaria species (Cactaceae)

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Pages 177-186 | Received 02 Feb 2006, Accepted 20 May 2006, Published online: 31 Jan 2014

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