Effects of photoperiod and age on the initiation of sperm movement in male Polygonia c-aureum Linnaeus (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)

Applied Entomology and Zoology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 19-25

  Hiroyoshi, Satoshi ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adult development; Photoperiod; Polygonia c aureum; Seasonal form; Sperm movement

Indexed keywords

LEPIDOPTERA; NYMPHALIDAE; POLYGONIA C-AUREUM;

EID: 3042972912     PISSN: 00036862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1303/aez.32.19     Document Type: Article

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