Morphological changes during postembryonic development in two species of neotropical harvestmen (Opiliones, Laniatores, Cranaidae)

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 270, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1055-1068

  Townsend Jr , Victor R ^a   Rana, Nouman J ^a   Proud, Daniel N ^b   Moore, Michael K ^c   Rock, Philip ^a   Felgenhauer, Bruce E ^b  

^a VIRGINIA WESLEYAN COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE   (United States)

^c MERCER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Morphology; Ontogeny; Phareicranaus; Santinezia; Trinidad

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARACHNID; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; LARVA; MALE; MORPHOGENESIS; NYMPH; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; ARACHNIDA; FEMALE; LARVA; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MORPHOGENESIS; NYMPH;

LANIATORES; OPILIONES;

EID: 69449084930     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: 10974687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10742     Document Type: Article

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