Occurrence of a pupal melanization reducing factor in different insects

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung Section C - Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 51, Issue 9-10, 1996, Pages 759-762

  Starnecker, Gerhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Color Adaptation; Insects; Interspecific Effects; Neurohormone; Polyphenism

Indexed keywords

HEXAPODA; INACHIS IO; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; NYMPHALIDAE;

EID: 0030450887     PISSN: 09395075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/znc-1996-9-1025     Document Type: Article

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