Delayed egg hatching and semivoltinism in the Nearctic stonefly Megarcys signata (Plecoptera: Perlodidae)

Aquatic Insects

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 179-185

  Taylor, Brad W ^b   Anderson, Chester R ^b   Peckarsky, Barbara L ^a  

^a Plant Breeding and Genetics Section in the School of Integrative Plant Science   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Delayed hatching; Diapause; Life history; Stonefly; Voltinism

Indexed keywords

HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MEGARCYS SIGNATA; NEARCTIC; PERLODIDAE; PLECOPTERA;

EID: 0005333054     PISSN: 01650424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/aqin.21.3.179.4527     Document Type: Article

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