morphophysiological

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morpho- +‎ physiological

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morphophysiological (not comparable)

  1. Both morphological and physiological
    • 2015 July 11, Alicja Buczek, Patrycja Lachowska-Kotowska, Katarzyna Bartosik, “The effect of synthetic pyrethroids on the attachment and host-feeding behaviour in Dermacentor reticulatus females (Ixodida: Amblyommidae)”, in Parasites & Vectors[1], volume 8, →DOI:
      The effects of the toxic effects of permethrin include morphophysiological changes in the reproductive organs, [ 21 ] which reduce the reproductive performance in tick females [ 15, 16 ], and changes in tick salivary glands [ 20, 24, 25 ] resulting in impairment of their secretory and osmoregulatory function.