Ultrastructural study of tergal and posterior sternal glands in Prorhinotermes simplex (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 81-88

  Šobotník, Jan ^a   Weyda, František ^b   Hanus, Robert ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF ENTOMOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^c CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Imagoes; Isoptera; Posterior sternal gland; Prorhinotermes simplex; Rhinotermitidae; Secretory cell class 2; Tergal gland; Termite; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ISOPTERA; PRORHINOTERMES; PRORHINOTERMES SIMPLEX; RHINOTERMITIDAE;

EID: 16244391069     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/eje.2005.011     Document Type: Article

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