Life cycle of Poratia salvator (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Pyrgodesmidae)

Even though millipedes display high plasticity in their reproductive strategies, they are poorly studied in the tropical region. The present study describes the biological cycle and reports the parthenogenetic reproduction of Poratia salvator Golovatch & Sierwald, 2000 under environmental condit...

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Main Authors: Tamaris G. Pinheiro, Marinêz I. Marques, Leandro D. Battirola
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2009-12-01
Series:Zoologia (Curitiba)
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-46702009000400010