Improvement of Techniques for Age Grading Hematophagous Insects: Ovarian Oil-Injection and Ovariolar Separation Techniques

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 286-289

  Hoc, Truong Quang ^a,b   Schaub, Günter A ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b Pediatric Department   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Hematophagous insects; Ovarian oil injection technique; Ovariolar separation technique; Physiological age

Indexed keywords

DIPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

OIL;

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FLY; METHODOLOGY; MOSQUITO; OVARY; ZOOLOGY;

AGING; ANIMALS; CULICIDAE; ENTOMOLOGY; FEMALE; OILS; OVARY; SIMULIIDAE;

EID: 0030139462     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/33.3.286     Document Type: Article

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