Effects of [His7]-corazonin on the phase state of isolated-reared (solitarious) desert locusts, Schistocerca gregaria

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 48, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 981-990

  Hoste, B ^a   Simpson, S J ^b   Tanaka, S ^c   Zhu, D H ^c   De Loof, A ^a   Breuer, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c Inst of Insect and Animal Sciences   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gregarization; Insect neuropeptides; Locusts; Melanization; Phase transition; Pigmentation; Schistocerca gregaria

Indexed keywords

LOCUST; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; INSECTA; ORTHOPTERA; SCHISTOCERCA; SCHISTOCERCA GREGARIA;

EID: 0036805919     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1910(02)00177-4     Document Type: Article

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