Host body size as a factor determining the egg complement of Strepsiptera, an insect parasite

International Journal of Insect Morphology and Embryology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 27-37

  Maeta, Yasuo ^a   Takahashi, Kimitaka ^a   Shimada, Norihide ^b  

^a SHIMANE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b 352 Yasudaseki ^*  (Japan)

Author keywords

Life type of hosts; Relative egg size

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; EGG LAYING; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; INSECT; LIFE CYCLE; NONHUMAN; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; STREPSIPTERA;

EID: 0031940894     PISSN: 00207322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7322(97)00033-0     Document Type: Article

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