Differential photoperiodic responses in genetically identical winged and wingless pea aphids, Acyrthosiphon pisum, and the effect of day length on wing development

Physiological Entomology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 339-343

  Vaz Nunes, Marlies ^a   Hardie, Jim ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acyrthosiphon pisum; Aphid; crowding; photoperiod; polymorphism

Indexed keywords

ACYRTHIOSIPHON PISUM; ACYRTHOSIPHON PISUM; APHIDIDAE; HOMOPTERA;

CRITICAL NIGHT LENGTH; PEA APHID; PHOTOPERIOD; WING DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 0030301557     PISSN: 03076962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3032.1996.tb00875.x     Document Type: Article

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