Melatonin and the pea aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 615-620

  Gao, Nong ^a   Hardie, Jim ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acyrthosiphon pisum; Melatonin; Pea aphid; Photoperiodism

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

APHID; ARTICLE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION; REPRODUCTION;

ACYRTHIOSIPHON PISUM;

EID: 0031195117     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1910(97)00015-2     Document Type: Article

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