Species-specificity in the action of big and small prothoracicotropic hormones (PTTHs) of the swallowtail butterflies, Papilio xuthus, P. machaon, P. bianor and P. helenus

Zoological Science

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 449-454

  Yokoyama, Ikuyo ^a   Endo, Katsuhiko ^a   Yamanaka, Akira ^a   Kumagai, Kanji ^a  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PAPILIO XUTHUS;

EID: 0029784243     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.13.449     Document Type: Article

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