Ontogenetic progression of individual head size in the larvae of the beetle Trypoxylus dichotomus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae): catch-up growth within stages and per-stage growth rate changes across stages
The ontogenetic progression of insect larval head size has received much attention due to its fundamental and practical importance. However, although previous studies have analyzed the population mean head size, such an approach may not be appropriate for developmental studies of larval head sizes w...
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PeerJ Inc.
2023-05-01
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| Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/15451.pdf |