Measurement of age and population age structure in the blowfly, Lucilia sericata (Meigen) (Diptera: Calliphoridae)

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 895-901

  Hayes, Eleanor J ^a   Wall, Richard ^a   Smith, Katherine E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age grading; Blowfly; Lucilia; Ovarian development; Population age structure; Wing fray

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; AGE STRUCTURE; INSECT; WING MORPHOLOGY;

AGE; AGED; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FLUORESCENCE; FLY; MALE; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PREDICTION; SENESCENCE;

CALLIPHORIDAE; DIPTERA; LUCILIA SERICATA;

EID: 0032192674     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1910(98)00067-5     Document Type: Article

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