Dorsoventral pattern formation: Morphogenesis of longitudinal coloration in Graphosoma lineatum (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae)

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 15-22

  Tietz, David ^a   Zrzavý, Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Aposematic coloration; Color pattern formation; Cryptic coloration; Development; Graphosoma lineatum; Heteroptera; Morphology; Pentatomidae

Indexed keywords

GRAPHOSOMA LINEATUM; HETEROPTERA; PENTATOMIDAE; PENTATOMOIDEA;

EID: 5844279377     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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