Cocoon spinning behavior in the silkworm, Bombyx mori : Comparison of three strains constructing different cocoons in shape

Zoological Science

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 215-223

  Kiyosawa, Makoto ^a   Ito, Emi ^a   Shirai, Koji ^a   Kanekatsu, Rensuke ^a   Miura, Mikihiko ^a   Kiguchi, Kenji ^a  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; BOMBYX; BOMBYX MORI;

EID: 0033110632     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.16.215     Document Type: Article

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