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Inter-individual variation in chiasma distribution in Chorthippus brunneus (Orthoptera: Acrididae)
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Inter-individual variation in chiasma distribution in Chorthippus brunneus (Orthoptera: Acrididae)

  • D A Laurie1 nAff2 &
  • G H Jones1 

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Laurie, D., Jones, G. Inter-individual variation in chiasma distribution in Chorthippus brunneus (Orthoptera: Acrididae). Heredity 47, 409–416 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1038/hdy.1981.102

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