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Life cycle ofPorcellio laevis (Latreille) (Isopoda, porcellionidae)

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Sexes could be distinguished inP. laevis on the basis of secondary sexual characters. Copulation occurred during spring and monsoon seasons. Fertilization was internal and the female carried the brood in a ventral brood pouch. Early period of life following emergence until completion of the third moult was most vulnerable and humidity played a critical role. During the life span of about 12–18 months, nine to ten moults occurred and with each moult there was an increase in body length.

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  1. G. A. Nair

    Present address: Department of Biological Sciences, Madurai Univesity, 625021, Madurai

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Nair, G.A. Life cycle ofPorcellio laevis (Latreille) (Isopoda, porcellionidae). Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 84, 165–172 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03045537

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