Sperm ultrastructure and spermiogenesis of Coniopterygidae (Neuroptera, Insecta)

Arthropod Structure and Development

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 410-417

  Zizzari, Z V ^a   Lupetti, P ^a   Mencarelli, C ^a   Dallai, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; Insect phylogeny; Insect sperm ultrastructure; Insect spermiogenesis

Indexed keywords

ACROSOME; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; AXONEME; CONIOPTERYGIDAE; INSECT; MALE; NONHUMAN; SPERM; SPERMATOGENESIS;

ANIMALS; AXONEME; INSECTS; ITALY; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOA;

CONIOPTERYGIDAE; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; NEUROPTERA; NEUROPTERIDA;

EID: 44949149967     PISSN: 14678039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asd.2008.03.001     Document Type: Article

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