Juvenile development and life cycle of Heterorhabditis bacteriophora and H. indica (Nematoda: Heterorhabditidae)

Nematology

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 251-260

  Johnigk, Stefan Andreas ^a   Ehlers, Ralf Udo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biocontrol; Dauer juveniles; Entomopathogenic nematodes; Gonad development; Liquid culture

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; JUVENILE; LIFE CYCLE; NEMATODE; SEX DETERMINATION;

HETERORHABDITIDAE; HETERORHABDITIS BACTERIOPHORA; HETERORHABDITIS INDICA; NEMATODA;

EID: 0033501393     PISSN: 13885545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156854199508234     Document Type: Article

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