Ametabolism Explained

Ametabolism is a type of growth or life cycle in insects in which there is slight or no metamorphosis, only a gradual increase in size. It is present only in primitive wingless insects: the orders Archaeognatha and Zygentoma.^{[1] [2]}

See also

• Hemimetabolism
• Holometabolism

External links

• http://www.biology-online.org/dictionary/Ametabolism
• https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ametabolic

Notes and References

1. McGavin, George C. Essential Entomology: An Order-by-Order Introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001. pp. 20.
2. Book: Triplehorn, Charles A. Borror and DeLong's introduction to the study of insects.. 2005. Thomson, Brooks/Cole. Australia. 9780030968358. 7th. Johnson, Norman F.