Sensillar diversity, density and distribution during post-embryonic development ofCyrtacanthacris ranacea Stoll and their role in feeding
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Diversity, density and distribution of the sensilla ofCyrtacanthacris ranacea Stoll during post-embryonic development and their role in feeding are discussed alongside with the scanning electron microscopic studies of these sensilla.
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