Parthenogenesis in the sandfly Lutzomyia mamedei (Diptera: Psychodidae)

Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 463-464

  Brazil, R P ^a   Oliveira, S M P ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Lutzomyia mamedei; Parthenogenesis; Phlebotominae; Reproduction; Sandflies

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; PARTHENOGENESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHODIDAE;

ANIMALS; PARTHENOGENESIS; PSYCHODIDAE;

EID: 0033213735     PISSN: 0269283X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2915.1999.00181.x     Document Type: Article

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