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A cytological demonstration of arrhenotoky in three mites of the family Phytoseiidae

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Chromosome numbers of Phytoseiulus persimilis. Amblyseius fallacis, and Typhlodromus caudiglans were determined in lacto-propionic orcein squashes of developing eggs. Eggs of all species had either four or eight chromosomes: this indicates arrhenotoky (2 n = 8). All chromosomes are acrocentric; one of P. persimilis and one of A. fallacis had a lighter staining area suggestive of heterochromatin.

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  1. Roger I. C. Hansell & Margaret M. Mollison

    Present address: Department of Entomology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, USA

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  1. Research Branch, Canada Department of Agriculture, The Research Laboratory, Vineland Station, Ontario

    Roger I. C. Hansell, Margaret M. Mollison & William L. Putman

  2. The Department of Botany, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Roger I. C. Hansell, Margaret M. Mollison & William L. Putman

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Hansell, R.I.C., Mollison, M.M. & Putman, W.L. A cytological demonstration of arrhenotoky in three mites of the family Phytoseiidae. Chromosoma 15, 562–567 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00319990

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