Chorionic morphology of eggs of the Psorophora confinnis complex in the United States. II. Pre- and postdeposition studies of Psorophora columbiae (dyar and knab) eggs

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 46-57

  Bosworth, A B ^a   Meola, S M ^b   Thompson, M ^c   Olson, J K ^d  

^a U S ARMY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c Texas AandM University ^*  (United States)

^d TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chorion; Egg; Morphology; Mosquito; Psorophora columbiae

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHORION; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; MOSQUITO; OOCYTE; ULTRASTRUCTURE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; CHORION; CULICIDAE; FEMALE; OVIPOSITION; OVUM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032017047     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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