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Mantodea

Known as: Mantid, Mantids, Mantodeas 
An order of insects, comprising a single family (Mantidae), restricted almost entirely to the tropics. Only one species, the praying mantis (Mantis… 
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2010
2010
Influence of female nutritional status on mating dynamics in a sexually cannibalistic praying mantid
2005
2005
The newly discovered insect order Mantophasmatodea contains a novel member of the adipokinetic hormone family of peptides.
2004
2004
The “pre-metaphase stretch” and kinetochore orientation in phasmids
Summary1.The pre-metaphase stretch is found to be a normal stage in male meiosis in six species of phasmids.2.Its essential… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Myoinhibitory neuropeptides in the American cockroach☆
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Tension-sensitive kinetochore phosphorylation and the chromosome distribution checkpoint in praying mantid spermatocytes.
Improper chromosome attachment to the spindle can lead to daughter cells with missing or extra chromosomes. Such mishaps are… 
1974
1974
Biology of Reduviidae of Cocoa Farms in Ghana
In the cocoa farms the members of family Reduviidae are distributed in a variety of habitats associated with particular food… 
1971
1971
A biological system producing a self-assembling cholesteric protein liquid crystal.
The protein in the oothecal glands of praying mantids ( Sphodromantis tenuidentata, Miomantis monacha ) exists in the form of… 
Highly Cited
1969
Highly Cited
1969
The mechanics and neural control of the prey capture strike in the mantid shrimps Squilla and Hemisquilla
Summary1.The prey capture strike of Squilla and Hemisquilla has been studied by high speed motion picture photography and by… 
1967
1967
Distance estimation and the monocular cleaning reflex in praying mantis
Summary1.A group of adult female mantids was subjected to a reduction of their visual ability: the left eye of each animal was… 
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1957
Highly Cited
1957
Prey capture in Mantids
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