Morphology of the egg shell and the developing embryo of the Red Palm Weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Oliver)

Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 177-183

  Al Dosary, Mona M ^a   Al Bekairi, Abdullah M ^a   Moursy, Eman B ^a  

^a PRINCE SATTAM BIN ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Airopyle; Architecture; Chorionic; Egg shell; Hatching region; Micropylar apparatus; Rhynchophorus ferrugineus

Indexed keywords

RHYNCHOPHORUS FERRUGINEUS; SPONDIAS PURPUREA;

EID: 77949913419     PISSN: 1319562X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2010.02.012     Document Type: Article

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