Evolutionary endocrinology of juvenile hormone esterase: Functional relationship with wing polymorphism in the cricket, Gryllus firmus

Evolution

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 837-847

  Zera, Anthony J ^a   Huang, Yuan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA   (United States)

^b SHAANXI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Crickets; Gryllus firmus; JH; JHE; Juvenile hormone; Juvenile hormone esterase; Wing polymorphism

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; GENETIC VARIATION; HORMONE; POLYMORPHISM; WING MORPHOLOGY;

GRYLLIDAE; GRYLLUS; GRYLLUS FIRMUS; INSECTA; ORTHOPTERA;

EID: 0032815108     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.1999.tb05377.x     Document Type: Article

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