Ultrastructure of the testis of the Mexican fruit fly (diptera: tephritidae)

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 251-256

  Valdez, Jorge M ^a  

^a Institute de Fitosanidad ^*  (Mexico)

Author keywords

Anastrepha ludens; Diptera; Histology; Morphology; Tephritidae; Testis

Indexed keywords

EID: 22944469540     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0013-8746(2001)094[0251:UOTTOT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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