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Estimate of Physiological Age in Females of PASSALUS (Insecta, Coleoptera)

Studies on development of female reproductive system insects have shown its utility in physiological age grading. The irreversible charocter of ovarian alterations correlated with mandibular wear and presence of yellow body, were applied to estimate the physiological age of Passalus convexus and Pas...

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Autor principal: Fonseca, Claudio Ruy Vasconcelos da
Outros Autores: Buhrnheim, Paulo F.
Grau: Artigo
Idioma: English
Publicado em: Acta Amazonica 2020
Acesso em linha: https://repositorio.inpa.gov.br/handle/1/14321
Resumo:
Studies on development of female reproductive system insects have shown its utility in physiological age grading. The irreversible charocter of ovarian alterations correlated with mandibular wear and presence of yellow body, were applied to estimate the physiological age of Passalus convexus and Passalus latifrons females, giving results comparable to other studies and indicating the value of these methods in determination of physiological age.