A method for sexing final instar larvae of the genus Onthophagus Latreille (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)

Coleopterists Bulletin

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 279-284

  Moczek, Armin P ^a   Nijhout, H Frederik ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; SEX DETERMINATION;

COLEOPTERA; INSECTA; ONTHOPHAGUS; SCARABAEIDAE;

EID: 0036071562     PISSN: 0010065X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1649/0010-065X(2002)056[0279:AMFSFI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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