Seasonal changes in the ovariuterus of female Scorpio maurus fuscus (Scorpiones; Scorpionidae), and the effect of higher temperature

International Journal of Insect Morphology and Embryology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 337-348

  Elias, Rivka ^a   Warburg, M R ^a   Rosenberg, Mira ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Arthropod reproduction; Ovariuterus; Reproductive potential; Scorpio; Scorpiones

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM FUNCTION; HISTOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OVARY; SCORPION; SEASONAL VARIATION; UTERUS;

EID: 0033495005     PISSN: 00207322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7322(99)00035-5     Document Type: Article

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