Parallel control mechanisms underlying locomotor activity and sexual receptivity of the female german cockroach, Blattella germanica (L.)

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1039-1051

  Lin, Tzy Mei ^a   Lee, How Jing ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythm; Juvenile hormone; Masking factor; Mating; Ovary

Indexed keywords

FENOXYCARB; JUVENILE HORMONE;

ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COCKROACH; CORPUS ALLATUM; GENE EXPRESSION; LOCOMOTION; MATING; NONHUMAN; OVARY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; VENTRAL ROOT;

EID: 0032212267     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1910(98)00069-9     Document Type: Article

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