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Sep 2026
Post-Embryonic Gonad Development in the Capital-Breeding Seed Beetle Zabrotes subfasciatus (Bruchinae): A Morphological View
Simple Summary Seed beetles are important pests of stored legumes, but little is known about how their reproductive organs develop before adulthood. This study examined the formation of ovaries and testes in Zabrotes subfasciatus, a bean weevil whose adults depend mainly on reserves accumulated while feeding inside see...
J. R. Martins, M. G. Bitondi, Sílvia de Oliveira Miranda et al.
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