Developmental analysis of Ganaspis xanthopoda, a larval parasitoid of Drosophila melanogaster

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 202, Issue 14, 1999, Pages 1885-1896

  Melk, Jonathan P ^a   Govind, Shubha ^a,b  

^a CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Drosophila melanogaster; Ecdysone; Fruit fly; Ganaspis xanthopoda; Mutant; Parasitoid wasp

Indexed keywords

ECDYSONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FEMALE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INSECT; LARVA; MALE; MUTATION; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; WASP;

ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ECDYSONE; FEMALE; LARVA; MALE; MUTATION; PUPA; WASPS;

EID: 0033166495     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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