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A statistical description of structural variation in the cerci of the common earwig ( Forficula auricularia )
Author(s) -
Ollason J. G.
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
journal of zoology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.915
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1469-7998
pISSN - 0952-8369
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1972.tb01726.x
Subject(s) - biology , auricularia , zoology , anatomy , botany
Polymorphism in the cerci of the earwig ( Forficula auricularia L.) has been re‐examined making use of a graphical method for the analysis of frequency distributions. Three statistically distinct types of male cerci and two statistically distinct types of female cerci are described.