Endocrine mechanisms controlling body-color polymorphism in locusts

Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 139-149

  Tanaka, Seiji ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Albinism; Body color polymorphism; Corazonin; Juvenile hormone; Locusts; Neuropeptide

Indexed keywords

CORAZONIN PROTEIN, INSECT; HORMONE; INSECT PROTEIN; JUVENILE HORMONE; NEUROPEPTIDE;

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COLOR; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GRASSHOPPER; METABOLISM; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; COLOR; GRASSHOPPERS; HORMONES; INSECT PROTEINS; JUVENILE HORMONES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEUROPEPTIDES; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 0035406521     PISSN: 07394462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/arch.1045     Document Type: Article

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