Caste formation in the polyembryonic wasp Copidosoma floridanum (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae): In vivo and in vitro analysis

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 553-565

  Grbic, Miodrag ^a   Rivers, David ^b   Strand, Michael R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MARYLAND   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Clonality; Development; Polymorphism; Polyphenism; Twinning

Indexed keywords

COPIDOSOMA FLORIDANUM;

CASTE FORMATION; CLONALITY; DEVELOPMENT; POLYMORPHISM; POLYPHENISM; WASP;

EID: 0031171150     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1910(97)00004-8     Document Type: Article

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