Moulting of insect tracheae captured by light and electron-microscopy in the metathoracic femur of a third instar locust Locusta migratoria

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 57, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1312-1316

  Snelling, Edward P ^a   Seymour, Roger S ^a   Runciman, Sue ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ecdysis; Electron microscopy; Locust; Molting; Trachea; Tracheole

Indexed keywords

BONE; CUTICLE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; IMAGE ANALYSIS; JUVENILE; LOCUST; MICROSCOPY; MOLT; PHYSIOLOGY; RESPIRATION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMUR; LOCUST; MOLTING; PHYSIOLOGY; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; FEMUR; LOCUSTA MIGRATORIA; MOLTING; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

HEXAPODA; LOCUSTA MIGRATORIA;

EID: 80052271800     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2011.06.006     Document Type: Article

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