Morphology, Oviposition, and Embryogenesis in an Australian Population of Acrobeloides nanus.
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A population of Acrobeloides nanus in Australia is described and illustrated, based on light and scanning electron microscopy. Embryogenesis from egg laying to hatching is followed over a wide range of temperatures. At 15 C, hatching occurs in about 125 hours and at 35 and 37.5 C after about 40 hours. At 40 C, egg development ceases early in cleavage. The capacity of A. nanus to develop over such a range of temperatures, and its anhydrobiotic capabilities, are discussed in relation to its survival and wide distribution in Australia.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of nematology
دوره 25 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1993