Adenotrophic viviparity

Adenotrophic viviparity

Adenotrophic viviparity
Name means "gland fed, live birth". This is the reproductive mode of many insects such as tsetse flies, gnats, moths, fleas, and mosquitos.
Eggs, with a chorion, are retained within the female's body and are nourished through "milk glands" until the developed larvae are ready to pupate. The larvae are then 'larviposited' and immediately pupate. This is one way insects avoid predation during their most vulnerable life stage.

References

Peter Price: Insect Ecology, 3rd. ed.


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  • adenotrophic viviparity — Reproduction characterized by fully developed, shelled eggs passing to and retained in the uterus, where the egg hatches and the larva is nourished by special maternal glands until fully developed …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • Tsetse fly — This page is about the insect. For other meanings, see Tsetse (disambiguation). Tsetse fly Tsetse fly Scientific classification Kingdom …   Wikipedia

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