Ontogenesis, transfer and repair of mouthpart deformities during moulting in Chironomus riparius (Diptera, Chironomidae)

Archiv fur Hydrobiologie

Volumn 147, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 401-415

  Vermeulen, Angelo C ^a   Liberloo, Gwenny ^b   Ollevier, Frans ^b   Goddeeris, Boudewijn ^a  

^a ROYAL BELGIAN INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCES   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY;

CHIRONOMUS RIPARIUS;

EID: 0033996749     PISSN: 00039136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/archiv-hydrobiol/147/2000/401     Document Type: Article

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