Hormonal control of male horn length dimorphism in Onthophagus taurus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae): A second critical period of sensitivity to juvenile hormone

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 47, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1045-1054

  Emlen, D J ^a,b   Nijhout, H F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Horned beetle; Juvenile hormone; Male dimorphism; Polyphenism; Threshold

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; ECDYSTEROID; JUVENILE HORMONE; METHOPRENE;

BEETLE; BODY SIZE; HORMONE; HORN;

ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; COLEOPTERA; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE RELEASE; HORN; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN;

COLEOPTERA; ONTHOPHAGUS TAURUS; SCARABAEIDAE;

EID: 0034903416     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1910(01)00084-1     Document Type: Article

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