Juvenile hormone biosynthesis in diapausing and nondiapausing Culex pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae)

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 355-360

  Readio, Janice ^a   Chen, Ming Hsuan ^a,b   Meola, Roger ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Culex pipiens; Diapause; Juvenile hormone biosynthesis

Indexed keywords

CULEX PIPIENS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; TRITIUM;

JUVENILE HORMONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CULEX; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INSECT BITE; METABOLISM; OVARY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CULEX; FEMALE; INSECT BITES AND STINGS; JUVENILE HORMONES; OVARY;

EID: 0033127499     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/36.3.355     Document Type: Article

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