Spermatogenesis, changes in reproductive structures, and time constraint associated with insemination in Podisus nigrispinus

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 54, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1543-1551

  Rodrigues, Agna R S ^a   Serrão, José E ^b   Teixeira, Valéria W ^a   Torres, Jorge B ^a   Teixeira, Alvaro A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DE PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Histology; Mating behavior; Predatory stinkbug; Reproduction; Spermatheca

Indexed keywords

HISTOLOGY; INSECT; MATING BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; HETEROPTERA; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPERMATOGENESIS; TIME;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GENITALIA, FEMALE; GENITALIA, MALE; HETEROPTERA; MALE; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SPERMATOGENESIS; TIME FACTORS;

HEMIPTERA; PENTATOMIDAE; PODISUS NIGRISPINUS;

EID: 56049112319     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2008.09.003     Document Type: Article

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