Developmental attenuation of Manduca pre-ecdysis behavior involves neural changes upstream of motoneurons and relay interneurons

Journal of Comparative Physiology - A Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 186, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 69-79

  Novicki, A ^a,b   Weeks, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Central pattern generator; Ecdysis; Metamorphosis; Molting; Synapse

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; MANDUCA; MANDUCA SEXTA;

EID: 0034025052     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003590050008     Document Type: Article

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