Ultrastructure and function of the adhesion-capture apparatus of Stenus species (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae)

Zoomorphology

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 263-272

  Kölsch, Gregor ^a   Betz, Oliver ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; COLEOPTERA; STAPHYLINIDAE; STENUS;

EID: 0039572301     PISSN: 0720213X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004350050075     Document Type: Article

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