Sperm structure of Limoniidae and their phylogenetic relationship with Tipulidae (Diptera, Nematocera)

Arthropod Structure and Development

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 81-92

  Dallai, Romano ^a   Lombardo, Bianca Maria ^b   Mercati, David ^a   Vanin, Stefano ^c   Lupetti, Pietro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^c Dipartimento di Biologia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; Insect phylogeny; Insect sperm axoneme; Insect spermatozoa; Sperm ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ACROSOME; ARTICLE; AXONEME; CENTRIOLE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FLY; INSECT; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; DIPTERA; MALE; PHYLOGENY; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS;

CHIONEA; DIPTERA; HEXAPODA; LIMONIA (DIPTERA); LIMONIINAE; NEMATOCERA; NEPHROTOMA; TIPULIDAE;

EID: 36649027880     PISSN: 14678039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asd.2007.05.002     Document Type: Article

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