A study of meiosis and spermiogenesis in the testicular lobes of Antiteuchus tripterus (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae)

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 353-362

  de Souza, Herderson Vinicius ^a   de Campos Bicudo, Hermione Elly Melara ^a   Costa, Luiz Antônio Alves ^b   Itoyama, Mary Massumi ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Harlequin lobe; Heteroptera; Meiosis; Pentatomidae; Spermatozoa; Testicular lobes

Indexed keywords

INSECT; MORPHOLOGY;

ANTITEUCHUS; HETEROPTERA; PENTATOMIDAE;

EID: 34848865598     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/eje.2007.053     Document Type: Article

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