Venom of a parasitoid wasp induces prolonged grooming in the cockroach

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 202, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 957-964

  Weisel Eichler, Aviva ^a   Haspel, Gal ^a   Libersat, Frederic ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Ampulex compressa; Central nervous system; Cockroach; Dopamine; Grooming; Periplaneta americana; Suboesophageal ganglion; Venom; Wasp

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032955983     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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