A unidirectional change in daylength: A token for photoperiodic regulation of prepupal diapause in Athalia japonica (Tenthredinidae)

Applied Entomology and Zoology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 471-476

  Uchidoi, Toshiharu ^a,b   Takeda, Makio ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Zen no Co   (Japan)

Author keywords

Athalia japonica; Daylength change; Diapause; Photoperiodism; Sawfly

Indexed keywords

ATHALIA; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; JAPONICA; TENTHREDINIDAE;

EID: 0031493706     PISSN: 00036862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1303/aez.32.471     Document Type: Article

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