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From: The formation of a hatching line in the serosal cuticle confers multifaceted adaptive functions on the eggshell of a cicada

Fig. 2

Fine structure of the eggshell on the oviposition date. a A whole SEM image of an eggshell. Arrows indicate the anterior (An) and dorsal (Do) directions. b A magnified SEM image of the dorsal middle region of the anterior part, which contains the future cleavage site. c An SEM image of the lateral region in the posterior part. d A TEM image of (b). e A TEM image of (c). In this sample, the egg contents have been removed (*). Abbreviations: Ch, chorion; VM, vitellin membrane: Yo, yolk

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Zoological Letters

ISSN: 2056-306X

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