Juvenile hormone titre and egg production in Tenebrio molitor infected by Hymenolepis diminuta: Effect of male and/or female infection, male age and mating

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 583-590

  Cole, T J ^a   Eggleston, P ^a   Hurd, H ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fecundity reduction; Hymenolepis diminuta; Juvenile hormone; Oviposition; Tenebrio molitor

Indexed keywords

AGE; EGG PRODUCTION; HORMONE; OVIPOSITION; PARASITISM;

COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA; HYMENOLEPIS DIMINUTA; TENEBRIO MOLITOR; TENEBRIONIDAE;

EID: 0038687059     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1910(03)00030-1     Document Type: Article

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