Changes in the numbers of chromosomes and sex determination system in bushcrickets of the genus Odontura (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Phaneropterinae)

Chromosomes of the males of five species of Odontura, belonging to the subgenera Odontura and Odonturella, were analyzed. Intensive evolution of the karyotype was recorded, both in terms of changes in the numbers of chromosomes (from 2n = 31 to 27) and the sex chromosome system (from X0 to neo-XY an...

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Main Authors: Elżbieta WARCHAŁOWSKA-ŚLIWA, Anna MARYAŃSKA-NADACHOWSKA, Beata GRZYWACZ, Tatjana KARAMYSHEVA, Arne W. LEHMANN, Gerlind U.C. LEHMANN, Klaus-Gerhard HELLER
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Science 2011-04-01
Series:European Journal of Entomology
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Online Access:https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-201102-0003_Changes_in_the_numbers_of_chromosomes_and_sex_determination_system_in_bushcrickets_of_the_genus_Odontura_Ortho.php