The midgut ultrastructure of the endoparasite Xenos vesparum (Rossi) (Insecta, Strepsiptera) during post-embryonic development and stable carbon isotopic analyses of the nutrient uptake

Arthropod Structure and Development

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 183-197

  Giusti, Fabiola ^a   Dallai, Luigi ^b   Beani, Laura ^c   Manfredini, Fabio ^a   Dallai, Romano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Endoparasite; Insect midgut; Midgut ultrastructure; Stable carbon isotopes; Sugar absorption

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON 13; SUCROSE;

ADIPOCYTE; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; AUTOPHAGY; CELL JUNCTION; CELL NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG YOLK; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENDOPARASITE; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HEMOLYMPH; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; LAMELLAR BODY; LARVA; MICROSCOPY; MIDGUT; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; SURVIVAL; ULTRASTRUCTURE; WASP;

ADIPOCYTES; ANIMALS; CARBON; CARBON ISOTOPES; FEMALE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; INSECTS;

BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; POLISTES DOMINULUS; STREPSIPTERA; STYLOPIDAE; VESPIDAE; XENOS VESPARUM;

EID: 34249292619     PISSN: 14678039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asd.2007.01.001     Document Type: Article

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