TY - JOUR
T1 - Morphological study of eggs from five Mexican species and two morphotypes in the genus Triatoma (Laporte, 1832)
AU - Rivas, Nancy
AU - Sánchez, Ma Esther
AU - Martínez-Ibarra, Alejandro
AU - Camacho, Alejandro D.
AU - Tovar-Soto, Alejandro
AU - Alejandre-Aguilar, Ricardo
PY - 2013/6
Y1 - 2013/6
N2 - We describe and compare the morphology and morphometry of the egg exochorion for five species and two morphotypes of Mexican triatomines with scanning electron microscopy. The results show differences in egg ornamentation for each species, including between morphotypes. Polygonal ornamentation was observed in each species, including pentagons, octagons and, in certain cases, a majority of hexagons. We observed small perforations in T. protracta protracta, small spheres on the T. lecticularia polygons, a crown with festoons in T. barberi, and less complex ornamentation in T. mexicana. Through morphometric analysis, significant differences in egg dimensions were determined for the studied species.
AB - We describe and compare the morphology and morphometry of the egg exochorion for five species and two morphotypes of Mexican triatomines with scanning electron microscopy. The results show differences in egg ornamentation for each species, including between morphotypes. Polygonal ornamentation was observed in each species, including pentagons, octagons and, in certain cases, a majority of hexagons. We observed small perforations in T. protracta protracta, small spheres on the T. lecticularia polygons, a crown with festoons in T. barberi, and less complex ornamentation in T. mexicana. Through morphometric analysis, significant differences in egg dimensions were determined for the studied species.
KW - Egg
KW - Morphometry
KW - Ornamentation
KW - Scanning electron microscope
KW - Triatoma
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1948-7134.2013.12013.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1948-7134.2013.12013.x
M3 - Artículo
C2 - 23701612
AN - SCOPUS:84878217819
SN - 1081-1710
VL - 38
SP - 90
EP - 96
JO - Journal of Vector Ecology
JF - Journal of Vector Ecology
IS - 1
ER -