Structure of the spermatheca in five families of isoptera

Sociobiology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 659-670

  Costa Leonardo, Ana Maria ^a   Patricio, Gleiciani Bürger ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Histology; Reproductive system; Sperm storage; Spermatheca; Termite

Indexed keywords

ISOPTERA; KALOTERMITIDAE; RHINOTERMITIDAE; SERRITERMITIDAE; TERMITIDAE; TERMOPSIDAE; ZOOTERMOPSIS NEVADENSIS;

EID: 18944364120     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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