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Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro (AEOUAAAN UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA AGRARIA “ANTONIO NARRO” DIVISION DE AGRONOMIA DEPARTAMENTO DE PARASITOLOGIA AGRICOLA BIOLOGIA DE CAMPO Y LABORATORIO DE LA CAMPAMOCHA, Mantis religiosa Linneaus (MANTODEA: MANTIDAE). M O N O G R A F I A PRESENTADA POR: RICARDO REYNOLDS MORALES CHAVEZ COMO REQUISITO PARCIAL PARA OBTENER EL TITULO DE: INGENIERO AGRONOMO PARASITOLOGO BUENAVISTA, SALTILLO, COAHUILA, MEXICO. MARZO DEL 2000. UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA AGRARIA “ANTONIO NARRO” DIVISION DE AGRONOMIA DEPARTAMENTO DE PARASITOLOGIA AGRICOLA BIOLOGIA DE CAMPO Y LABORATORIO DE LA CAMPAMOCHA Mantis religiosa Linneaus (MANTODEA: MANTIDAE). POR: RICARDO REYNOLDS MORALES CHAVEZ M O N O G R A F I A QUE SOMETE A LA CONSIDERACION DEL H. JURADO EXAMINADOR COMO REQUISITO PARCIAL PARA OBTENER EL TITULO DE: INGENIERO AGRONOMO PARASITOLOGO APROBADA POR: __________________________ __________________________ DR. OSWALDO GARCIA MARTINEZ DR. MELCHOR CEPEDA SILLER PRESIDENTE DEL JURADO PRIMER SINODAL ____________________________ ____________________________ M.C. MARIANO FLORES DAVILA DR. ABIEL SÁNCHEZ ARIZPE SEGUNDO SINODAL SINODAL SUPLENTE ________________________________ M.C. REYNALDO ALONSO VELASCO COORD. DE LA DIV. DE AGRONOMIA BUENAVISTA, SALTILLO, COAHUILA, MEXICO. MARZO 9 DEL 2000. DEDICATORIA Al Gran Espíritu Todopoderoso y a Jesús: por su selección para darme la vida, protegerme y ser lo que soy en esta sublime aventura de vivir, permitiéndome alcanzar uno de sus objetivos. A mis Padres Zenón Morales Rosario y Carmen Chávez López: por su disciplina, todo su amor, sacrificios, enseñanzas y estímulos, para obtener juntos éste logro de mi vida: Mi Profesión. A la Memoria de mi Hermano Mario Nicolás Morales Chávez: Protector de mi niñez. A mis Hermanos: Geralda: Por enseñarme su carácter y perseverancia. Roselia: Por compartir conmigo su dulzura y sensibilidad. Mario Salomón: Por lo práctico, prudente y entusiasta que es. A Rody, Dulce Alma, Azucena y Hermano, Zitzilt, Mele, Reiní, Rosybeth, Evelyn del Carmen, Juanito, Christian, Francisquito y Fidelito, a quienes deseo ser una senda a seguir y superar. A Ti, Mi Amor, por tu gran cariño, enseñándome con tu actitud luchadora de ser mejor cada día. A mis Tíos, Tías, Primos y Sobrinos, con aprecio y respeto por nuestros lazos de unión familiar. A Efigenio e Inocente, inolvidables y grandes amigos con los que compartí gratos momentos. Al primo Norberto García, por enseñarme su nobleza, humildad y fortaleza espiritual. A Tommy, por dedicarme su lucha. A la Memoria de mis Abuelos Nicolás Morales y Edmunda Rosario; Miguel Chávez y Eufemia López, y Cristina Mendoza, que nunca los olvido. A la Memoria de Rogelio Zárate Flores, alma de San José del Progreso, paraíso en que nací. A San José del Progreso y sus primeros Candiles: Leonel Soriano, Enrique Reyes, Mario Ruíz, Zenón Morales, Marciano Soriano (+), Vicente Palacios, Crisólogo Olea, Donaciano, Aristeo y Epifanio López, Juan y Apolinar Herrera, Engracia Javier, Margarita Franco, María de los Angeles Gutiérrez, Simitrio Peña… A las Memorias de mis Padrinos Alfredo Habana y Emiliano Soriano Gazga, por sus atinados y útiles consejos y grandes estímulos. A la Memoria de Juan Alderete Reyes que me permitió aprender de él escuchando y observándolo. Gracias por su lucha para establecer la Escuela Secundaria Federal General # 74. A la memoria de Saturnino Palacios, Cándido Cruz Ruíz, Pablo Calvo, Pedro Jaime (padre), Eufemio Martínez y Adulfo Santiago. A mis exprofesores de mi Escuela Secundaria Federal General # 74 de San José del Progreso, 1ª Generación. A la Asociación de Estudiantes Oaxaqueños de la Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro (AEOUAAAN. A.C.) a la cual pertenezco y que tuve el Honor de representarla. A la Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro, mi Alma Mater, por concebirme, desarrollarme a plenitud, formándome como uno de sus hijos al servicio de mi Patria: MEXICO. RECUERDA: TU FAMILIA, AMIGOS Y AMISTADES, SON PUNTOS DE REFERENCIA Y DE APOYO PARA GUIARTE SI TE PIERDES EN LOS MOMENTOS FUERTES DE ESTA SUBLIMINAL VIDA: N O E S T A S S O L O, N O D E S I S T A S, ¡¡NUNCA TE RINDAS!! RICARDO REYNOLDS MORALES CHAVEZ. RECONOCIMIENTOS Al Doctor en Ciencias Oswaldo García Martínez, por su incondicional y sincera amistad, apoyo, dirección, revisión y corrección con sus valiosísimas sugerencias para la conclusión del presente trabajo. Al Doctor en Ciencias Melchor Cepeda Siller, por su invaluable voluntad investigadora y su interés académico e intelectual en la revisión y corrección de ésta investigación documental. Al Maestro en Ciencias Mariano Flores Dávila, por su valioso aportación de su colaboración en la supervisión para llevar a cabo el programa de investigación. Al Doctor en Ciencias Eugenio Guerrero, por sus atinadas sugerencias de elegir apropiadamente el tema y por ayudarme a complementar el programa de trabajo. Al Doctor Aniceto Iglesias López, por su aprobación para tener acceso a sus investigaciones, sin las cuales éste trabajo estaría incompleto. Al Doctor Abiel Sánchez Arizpe por sus estímulos, abierta amistad y apoyo constante durante el proceso de investigación. A Ursula Elba Cásar y Beatriz Jaime Gil, del Dpto. de Genética, por apoyarme con las moscas Drosophyla para mis observaciones. A todos los profesores y personal del Departamento de Parasitología Agrícola y de otros Departamentos, que directa o indirectamente participaron en la conclusión de mi carrera profesional. A mi Alma Mater, por recibirme en su seno. AGRADECIMIENTOS A Jesús Joaquín Morales López, Eleasib Cortéz Girón, Zulma Hernández Galindo, Dr. Enrique Navarro Guerrero, Victor Cantú, César Gonzalez Rivera, Rogelio Pérez Niño, Gerardo Quero Sosa, José Antonio Maldonado, Raúl Martell Aguilera, Simey Daniel Cruz Jarquín, Santos León Santos, Armando Juárez Delgado, Inés Hernández García, Mario Alberto Pérez López, Esteban Gopar Escamilla, Janette E. Carrera García, Eugenio Sánchez Vega, Genaro y Floriberto Caballero, Nieves Cano Castillo, Miqueas González Zárate, Efraín Pascual López, Horacio Santiago Mejía, Reinalda Ibarra Garibay, Hugo Gamaliel Hernández García, Cupertino Sánchez, Martín Tepexpan, Palemón Hernández Silva, Roberto Reyes Casas, Carlos Amparo Brambila, Flaviano Quechulpa Montalvo, Domingo Vázquez Arcos, Luis Fernando Morales Pegueros, Onésimo Cortéz León, Jorge Ricardo García Ramos, Amilcar Alfaro Villatoro, Juan Francisco Martínez Herrera, Guillermo León Aguilar, Carlos Lemus Ramírez, Roberto Cruz Moncada, Saturnino Ortega Hdz., Alejandro Rojo Tinajero, Idalia Hernández Guerrero, Ambrosio Castillo Hernández, Israel Martínez Pedro, Ignacio Reyes Nicolás, Eduardo García Roque, Carlos Guadalupe Canché², Elena Santiago², Mario Garza², Fernando Rodríguez González, Gilberto Cuevas Quevedo, Humberto Lezama, Josefina Cruz Delgado, Fabián Huesca Palacios, Manuel Angel Burciaga Vera, César González, Lázaro Castro, Neftalí Hernández², Teodora Santos Vega, Lilia Cruz Chávez, Víctor Hernández Bautista, Damián Sánchez Mendoza, Marco Antonio Reyes, Policarpio Florencio López, Raúl Santiago Pérez, Isaías Calvo Cerón, Luciano de la Cruz Cruz, Ma. De Jesús Juarez Gerardo, Hesmeralda López Hernández, Abelardo Pérez Soto, Gilberto Enrique Barco Morales, José Alfredo Rivera Carrillo, Lázaro, Antonio Solano de la Torre, Ignacio Sánchez García, Rafael Cisneros Andrade, Israel Hernández², Ulmar Gutiérrez Lorenzo, Carlos Edmundo Romero Durán, Maribel Martínez Vázquez, Ma. Dolores de la Rosa, Elizabeth Chávez Ortiz, Angel Soriano Moreno, Emma Rodriguez Cervantes, Fabiola Aureoles Rodríguez, Felix Rojas, Cupertino Sánchez, Florencia Baltazar, Anel Luna, Humberto Herbert Bautista, Eduardo Aguilar M., Carlos Lemus, José Luis Lemus, Dora Elia Olvera Esquivel, Guadalupe Asención Betanzos, Fabriciano Sánchez Carrada, Arturo Antonio Alvarado Segura, Alfonso Alvarado Gutiérrez, Reynaldo López Jarquín, Alfonso Morales Ramos, Hugo López², Pascuala Sanabria, Elyn Bacópulos Tellez, Eleazar Gómez², José Luis Guerrero, Sergio Ordaz Lozano, Rommel de la Garza, Elia Cruz Crespo, Salvador Ruelas, Roque Sánchez Cruz, Isela López Herrera, Antonio Treviño, Ulises Adamme, Arturo Carranza, Carmen y Delfino Sánchez, Edgardo Cervantes Alvarez, José Alfredo Rivera, Juan Damián Murillo Vite (agrícola), Luis José Morales Delgado (médico), Efraín de la Cruz Lázaro, Elia López de Pineda, Francisco Martínez Avalos, Fidel M. Peña Ramos, Filiberto Riaño Caballero, José Alberto Salmerón, Gudelio Mendoza, Héctor Medinaveitia, Irma Margarita Gallego de la Cruz, Job Hernández Alejandro, Veda Medina, Narciso Martínez, Manuel Coronado, Refugio Alberto del Campo Pérez, Rosa Morales Hdz., Melitón Terronez, José Antonio Hernández Molina, José Manuel Fernández Brondo, Eusebio Padilla, Victor Jiménez Díaz, Fernando Palzuelos, Isabel Mendoza S., Leopoldo Hdz. Gómez, Miguel Angel Santiago, Carlos Carbajal Cazola, Margarita Castillo, Ma. Enriqueta Duarte Domínguez, José García Malacara, Yolanda Treto, Juana Ma. Alfaro de Ruiz, Estanislao Ruiz Jiménez, Diane Miyoshy, Eduardo Hernández Toscano, Martha Ortega, Manuel Morales, Saturnino Noyola, Aristeo Gil, Eliseo Betancourt, Margarito, Pablo, y Enrique Bornios, Javier y Rosa Santiago, Victor, Balfré y Joel Acevedo Molina, Fructoso, Gaudencio, Guzmán y Porfirio Cruz, Isabel Ruíz Villanueva, Arturo Forté H., Eleazar y Alfonso Velázquez, Lucio Cortéz, Roberto Dillanes, Baldomero Martínez, Martimiano Santiago, Salvador Paredes Leyva (+), Trinidad Paredes, Graciano Cruz López, Daniel Peña, Marcial Peña, Angel Ruíz (+), Casiano Rodríguez, Librado Hernández, Pedro y Altagracia Javier, Mario Cordero
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