Age determination using the apodeme structure in adult screwworm flies (Cochliomyia hominivorax)

Autor: Emma Nan Hampton, John R. Ellison
Rok vydání: 1982
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Zdroj: Journal of Insect Physiology. 28:731-736
ISSN: 0022-1910
DOI: 10.1016/0022-1910(82)90132-9
Popis: A method of age determination of adult screwworm flies is described and documented. This method uses the diurnal differences in the deposition of apodeme layers as a basis for counting the age in days since eclosion. The method is accurate to plus or minus one day, and can be determined on meterial that has been dried, pinned, frozen, or preserved in ethanol or other fixatives.
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