Dragonfly Erythemis simplicicollis contains a novel adipokinetic neuropeptide

Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 99-106

  Gäde, Gerd ^a   Kellner, Roland ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b MERCK KGAA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adipokinetic neuropeptide; Erythemis simplicicollis; Libellulid dragonfly

Indexed keywords

ANISOPTERA (DRAGONFLIES); ERYTHEMIS SIMPLICICOLLIS; LIA; LIBELLULIDAE; ORTHETRUM;

EID: 0005123337     PISSN: 07394462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6327(1999)40:2<99::AID-ARCH4>3.0.CO;2-4     Document Type: Article

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