Paternity analysis in an egg-carrying aquatic insect Appasus major (Hemiptera: Belostomatidae) using microsatellite DNA markers

Entomological Science

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 43-48

  Inada, Katsushige ^a   Kitade, Osamu ^a   Morino, Hiroshi ^a  

^a IBARAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Back brooding; Brood parasitism; Giant water bug; Paternal care; Repeat copulation

Indexed keywords

BELOSTOMATIDAE; HEMIPTERA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 78650966721     PISSN: 13438786     EISSN: 14798298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-8298.2010.00420.x     Document Type: Article

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