Sperm ultrastructure of the European hornet Vespa crabro (Linnaeus, 1758) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae)

Arthropod Structure and Development

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 54-59

  Mancini, Karina ^a   Lino Neto, José ^b   Dolder, Heidi ^a   Dallai, Romano ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; Insect phylogeny; Insect spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIN;

ACROSOME; ARTICLE; AXONEME; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL NUCLEUS MEMBRANE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CENTRIOLE; CHROMATIN; FEMALE; HYMENOPTERA; MICROTUBULE; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; SPERM; WASP;

ANIMALS; ITALY; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MICROTOMY; SPERMATOZOA; WASPS;

AGELAIA; APOIDEA; FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; VESPA CRABRO; VESPIDAE; VESPINAE;

EID: 55549117448     PISSN: 14678039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asd.2008.07.001     Document Type: Article

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