The developmental and physiological basis of body size evolution in an insect

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 268, Issue 1476, 2001, Pages 1589-1593

  D'Amico, L J ^a   Davidowitz, G ^a   Nijhout, H F ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body size evolution; Growth; Manduca sexta

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; EVOLUTION; INSECT;

ARTICLE; BODY GROWTH; BODY SIZE; EVOLUTION; INSECT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; WORM;

ANIMALIA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA; MANDUCA SEXTA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0035822704     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2001.1698     Document Type: Article

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