The role of parthenogenesis in the biology of two species of mayfly (Ephemeroptera)

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 287-297

  Harker, Janet E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAYFLY; PARTHENOGENESIS; SEX RATIO;

BAETIDAE; CLOEON DIPTERUM; CLOEON SIMILE; EPHEMEROPTERA;

EID: 0030618961     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.1997.00157.x     Document Type: Article

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