The male and female reproductive systems of Zorotypus hubbardi Caudell, 1918 (Zoraptera)

Arthropod Structure and Development

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 337-359

  Dallai, R ^a   Mercati, D ^a   Gottardo, M ^a   Dossey, A T ^b   Machida, R ^c   Mashimo, Y ^c   Beutel, R G ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b University of Tsukuba ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^d FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; Insect phylogeny; Insect reproduction; Reproduction behaviour; Sperm structure

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AXONEME; COITUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EJACULATORY DUCT; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; GERM CELL; GIANT CELL; INSECT; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; OVIDUCT; POLYANDRY; SEMINAL VESICLE; SPERMATIC CORD; SYNAPOMORPHY; TESTIS; ZOROTYPUS CAUDELLI; ZOROTYPUS HUBBARDI;

HEXAPODA; PHASMATODEA; ZORAPTERA; ZOROTYPUS; ZOROTYPUS HUBBARDI;

EID: 84863814239     PISSN: 14678039     EISSN: 18735495     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asd.2012.01.003     Document Type: Article

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