The morphology of the pterothorax of Ephemeroptera, Odonata and Plecoptera (Insecta) and the homology of wing base sclerites and flight muscles

Stuttgarter Beitrage Zur Naturkunde, Serie A (Biologie)

Volumn 1, Issue , 2008, Pages 203-300

  Willkommen, Jana ^a  

^a STAATLICHES MUSEUM FÜR NATURKUNDE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Axillaries; Basal Pterygota; Basalare; Flight muscles; Metapterygota; Palaeoptera; Subalare

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EID: 70349228776     PISSN: 03410145     EISSN: 21935513     Source Type: Journal    
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