Sperm ultrastructure in Chironomoidea (Insecta, Diptera)

Tissue and Cell

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 179-194

  Dallai, Romano ^a   Lombardo, Bianca Maria ^b   Lupetti, Pietro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dipteran insects; Electron microscopy; Insect reproduction; Insect spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

ACROSOME; ARTICLE; AXONEME; CELL SHAPE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CENTRIOLE; CERATOPOGONIDAE; CHIRONOMIDAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; FLAGELLUM; NONHUMAN; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPERMATIC CORD; SPERMATID; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SYNAPOMORPHY; TAXON;

CERATOPOGONIDAE; CHIRONOMIDAE; CHIRONOMOIDEA; DIPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 34249997763     PISSN: 00408166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tice.2007.03.003     Document Type: Article

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