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The goal of this ground-breaking and updated work is to document the author 's study of the karyotype structure and chromosomal evolution of parasitic Hymenoptera. It also interprets the results obtained for systematic and phylogenetic purposes.

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From the reviews: This book is principally the summary of a large body of work, spanning nearly 25 years, by Vladimir Gokhman [1]. He has carved a niche in karyology of parasitoid wasps and this book has much to offer in the way of chromosome data. The findings are explicitly linked to phylogenetic hypotheses and we are presented with some interesting theories about the evolution of chromosome form and number within the Hymenoptera. ... there are many interesting facts to be gleaned, such as that haploid chromosome numbers for just one family, the ants (Formicidae) range from 1 to 60. ... Some good examples are given in this book. Clearly, karyology has played and still can play an important role in the discrimination of closely related species, but that particular baton has now been taken up by DNA sequencing. Gavin R. Broad in BioMed Central

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