Growth-pattern variation in two species of Rheumatobates (Heteroptera: Gerridae) with different degrees of sexual dimorphism

Canadian Entomologist

Volumn 140, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 380-384

  Iglesias, M S ^a   Crespo, F A ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b Administracion Nacional de Laboratorios E Institutos de Salud Dr Carlos G Malbran   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE-RELATED DIFFERENCE; ALLOMETRY; BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DETECTION METHOD; GROWTH; INSECT; MORPHOLOGY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM;

GERRIDAE; HETEROPTERA; RHEUMATOBATES;

EID: 47049099882     PISSN: 0008347X     EISSN: 19183240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4039/n07-038     Document Type: Article

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