Elytral surface structure in Poecilus lepidus (Coleoptera: Carabidae): What about the nature of its inheritance?

The cuticle of the ground beetle Poecilus lepidus (Leske) (Coleoptera: Carabidae) displays a complex variety of colour morphs that are genetically determined. Besides the colour of the elytra, there is a remarkable intersexual dimorphic difference in its surface structure between males and females,...

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Main Authors: Dietrich MOSSAKOWSKI, Wilfried PAARMANN
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Science 2014-12-01
Series:European Journal of Entomology
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Online Access:https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-201405-0002_Elytral_surface_structure_in_Poecilus_lepidus_Coleoptera_Carabidae_What_about_the_nature_of_its_inheritance.php