Morphology and development of oocyte and follicle resorption bodies in the Lubber grasshopper, Romalea microptera (Beauvois)

Journal of Orthoptera Research

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 39-51

  Sundberg, Steven V ^a   Luong Skovmand, My Hanh ^b   Whitman, Douglas W ^a  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CIRAD   (France)

Author keywords

Acrididae; Egg pod; Fecundity; Grasshopper; Oocyte; Ovariole; Ovary; Oviposition; Resorption body; Romaleidae

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009440037     PISSN: 10826467     EISSN: 19372426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1665/1082-6467(2001)010[0039:MADOOA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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