Regulation of vitellogenin synthesis and uptake in the boll weevil, Anthonomus grandis

Physiological Entomology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 261-268

  Taub Montemayor, Tina E ^a   Rankin, Mary Ann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Coleoptera; Curculionidae; Juvenile hormone; Ovarian development; Reproduction; Vitellogenesis; Vitellogenin

Indexed keywords

ANTHONOMUS GRANDIS; COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE;

EID: 0030717628     PISSN: 03076962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3032.1997.tb01167.x     Document Type: Article

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