Parthenogenesis in three species of Genus Oxya

Japanese Journal of Applied Entomology and Zoology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 65-69

  Hong, Zhu Dao ^a   Ando, Yoshikazu ^a  

^a HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chromosome; Development; Oxya; Parthenogenesis; Rice grasshopper

Indexed keywords

CATANTOPINAE; JAPONICA; ORTHOPTERA; OXYA; OXYA CHINENSIS FORMOSANA; OXYA JAPONICA;

EID: 0032324671     PISSN: 00214914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1303/jjaez.42.65     Document Type: Article

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