Morphology and protein pattern of the accessory reproductive glands of male Blattella germanica (Dictyoptera: Blattellidae)

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 211-221

  Feliubadaló, Esther ^a   Vilaplana, Lluisa ^a   Bellés, Xaver ^a  

^a DEPT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Accessory reproductive glands; Blattella germanica; Cockroach; Conglobate gland; Uricose glands; Utricles

Indexed keywords

EID: 1842514559     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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