Testis morphology and spermatogenesis in two species of Elenchus (Strepsiptera: Elenchidae)

International Journal of Insect Morphology and Embryology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 9-19

  Carcupino, Marcella ^a   Kathirithamby, Jeyaraney ^b   Mazzini, Massimo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Insect spermatozoa; Nuclear transformation; Nuclear vesicle; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

CELL CYCLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPERMATOZOON;

ARTICLE; GERM CELL; GONAD; INSECT; LIFE CYCLE; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE; REPRODUCTION; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; SPERMATOGENESIS; STREPSIPTERA; TESTIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0031890412     PISSN: 00207322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7322(97)00029-9     Document Type: Article

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