The sperm ultrastructure of Caurinus dectes Russell (Mecoptera: Boreidae) and its phylogenetic implications

Tissue and Cell

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 397-401

  Russell, Loren K ^a   Dallai, Romano ^b   Gottardo, Marco ^b   Beutel, Rolf G ^c  

^a University of Siena ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^c FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Caurinus; Mecoptera; Phylogeny; Sperm; Transmission electron microscopy (TEM); Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ACROSOME; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTAPOMORPHY; AXONEME; CAURINUS DECTES; CELL DEGENERATION; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; MALE; MECOPTERA; MONOPHYLY; MORPHOLOGICAL TRAIT; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PLESIOMORPHY; SPERM; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON TAIL; SYNAPOMORPHY; UNITED STATES;

BOREIDAE; BOREUS; CAURINUS; CAURINUS DECTES; MECOPTERA;

CAURINUS; MECOPTERA; PHYLOGENY; SPERM; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY (TEM); ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ACROSOME; ANIMALS; AXONEME; CELL NUCLEUS; FLAGELLA; INSECTS; MALE; PHYLOGENY; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 84888639627     PISSN: 00408166     EISSN: 15323072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tice.2013.07.001     Document Type: Article

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