The determination of larval phase coloration in the African armyworm, Spodoptera exempta and its consequences for thermoregulation and protection from UV light

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 125-133

  Gunn, A ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coloration; Melanin; Phase; Spodoptera exempta; Thermoregulation; Ultraviolet radiation

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN ARMYWORM; BODY COLOUR; MELANISM; THERMOREGULATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

LEPIDOPTERA; NOCTUIDAE; SPODOPTERA EXEMPTA;

EID: 0031934886     PISSN: 00138703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1570-7458.1998.00273.x     Document Type: Article

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