Ovariuterus of Pandinus imperator, Koch (Scorpiones; Scorpionidae): Comparison of virgin female with mother

Annals of Anatomy

Volumn 182, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 171-174

  Mahsberg, D ^a   Warburg, M R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Arthropod reproduction; Life expectancy; Ovariuterus; Pandinus; Reproductive potential; Scorpiones

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ARTICLE; BREEDING; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MOTHER; NONHUMAN; OVARY; REPRODUCTION; SCORPION;

ARTHROPODA; PANDINUS; PANDINUS IMPERATOR; SCORPIONES; SCORPIONIDAE;

EID: 0034102624     PISSN: 09409602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0940-9602(00)80079-5     Document Type: Article

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