Structure and function of the arolium of Mantophasmatodea (Insecta)

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 270, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1247-1261

  Eberhard, Monika J B ^a   Pass, Günther ^a   Picker, Mike D ^b   Beutel, Rolf ^c   Predel, Reinhard ^c   Gorb, Stanislav N ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arolium; Attachment device; Gland; Mantophasmatodea; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; EPITHELIUM; EXOCRINE GLAND; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; INSECT; LIMB; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; EPITHELIUM; EXOCRINE GLANDS; EXTREMITIES; FEMALE; INSECTS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALIA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MANTOPHASMATODEA;

EID: 70349596946     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: 10974687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10754     Document Type: Article

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