Analysis of the construction process of cocoon shape by Bombyx mori

Journal of Sericultural Science of Japan

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 23-30

  Miura, Mikihiko ^a   Kato, Hidenori ^a   Iwasa, Masayuki ^a   Morikawa, Hideaki ^b  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Niigata Women's College   (Japan)

Author keywords

body direction; Bombyx mori; cocoon shape construction; stretching behaviour; visualization

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002631011     PISSN: 00372455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11416/kontyushigen1930.66.23     Document Type: Article

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