Structure and function of the spermathecal complex in the phlebotomine sandfly Phlebotomus papatasi Scopoli (Diptera: Psychodidae): I. Ultrastructure and histology

Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 711-731

  Ilango, K ^a,b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b ZOOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA   (India)

Author keywords

Epidermal gland cells; Neuromuscular junction; Phlebotomine sandfly; Resilin rich cuticle; Spermathecal complex; Super contracting visceral muscle; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SEXUAL SELECTION; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CELL STRUCTURE; EPIDERMIS; EPIDERMIS CELL; FEMALE; FLY; GENITAL SYSTEM; HISTOLOGY; MATING; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MORPHOLOGY; MUSCLE; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE INNERVATION; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NONHUMAN; PHLEBOTOMUS; PHLEBOTOMUS PAPATASI; PSYCHODIDAE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEXUAL SELECTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPERMATHECAL COMPLEX; TENDON; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMAL STRUCTURES; ANIMALS; FEMALE; GENITALIA, FEMALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MICROSCOPY, PHASE-CONTRAST; MUSCLES; PHLEBOTOMUS;

ANIMALIA; DIPTERA; INSECTA; PHLEBOTOMINAE; PHLEBOTOMUS PAPATASI; PSYCHODIDAE;

EID: 33645030552     PISSN: 02505991     EISSN: 02505991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02703571     Document Type: Article

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