Mating and fecundity of dermatophagoides farinae

Experimental and Applied Acarology

Volumn 26, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 79-86

  Alexander, Andrea ^a   Fall, Ndate ^a   Arlian, Larry ^a  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dermatophagoides farinae; Fecundity; House dust mite; Multiple matings

Indexed keywords

FECUNDITY; LIFE CYCLE; MITE; MULTIPLE MATING; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DERMATOPHAGOIDES FARINAE; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; FERTILITY; MALE; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; DERMATOPHAGOIDES FARINAE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; MALE; OVIPOSITION; OVUM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

ACARI; ANIMALIA; ASTIGMATA; DERMATOPHAGOIDES; DERMATOPHAGOIDES FARINAE; INVERTEBRATA; PYROGLYPHIDAE;

EID: 0036440992     PISSN: 01688162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020920320439     Document Type: Article

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