Direct and correlated responses to selection on JHE activity in adult and juvenile Gryllus assimilis: Implications for stage-specific evolution of insect endocrine traits

Heredity

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 300-309

  Zera, Anthony J ^a   Sanger, Travis ^a   Cisper, Gretchen L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic correlation; Heritability; JH (juvenile hormone); JHE (juvenile hormone esterase)

Indexed keywords

GRYLLUS ASSIMILIS; INSECTA;

EID: 0031898632     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2540.1998.00284.x     Document Type: Article

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