Eur. J. Entomol. 90 (3): 365-367, 1993

Size and protein content of male accessory glands in the variegated grasshopper, Zonocerus variegatus (Orthoptera: Pyrgomorphidae)

MUSE W.A.
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Male accessory glands of Zonocerus variegatus L. undergo no significant changes in size after emergence. However, their protein content, nearly doubles during the second week, and again during the fifth week, after emergence. Copulation has little effect on the protein content.

Accepted: April 19, 1993; Published: October 25, 1993  Show citation

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MUSE, W.A. (1993). Size and protein content of male accessory glands in the variegated grasshopper, Zonocerus variegatus (Orthoptera: Pyrgomorphidae). EJE90(3), 365-367
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