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Evolution of European cockchafers (Melolonthinae: Scarabaeidae: Coleoptera): a morphological, molecular and chromosomal study of intra- and inter-specific variations.
Bulletin of entomological research - 1 Jun 2011
Giannoulis T, Dutrillaux A-M, Mamuris Z, Montreuil O, Stamatis C, Dutrillaux B
Abstract excerpt
In cockchafers of the genus Melolontha, there is a marked intraspecific polymorphism for morphological characters, making some specimens of one species resemble another. A cytogenetic and molecular (mitochondrial COI gene sequence) study of typical and atypical forms of M. melolontha and M. hippocastani, captured at the same period and area, was performed. Karyotypes and haplotypes clearly characterize each...
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