Effects of temperature and [His7]-corazonin on the body darkening in Locusta migratoria

Physiological Entomology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 290-297

  Tanaka, Seiji ^a,b  

^a Ind Administrative Institution   (Japan)

^b Ind Administrative Institution   (Japan)

Author keywords

Albino; Body colour; Corazonin; Locust; Locusta migratoria; Temperature

Indexed keywords

COLOR; LOCUST; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ACRIDIDAE; ARTHROPODA; LOCUSTA MIGRATORIA; ORTHOPTERA;

EID: 0346936048     PISSN: 03076962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3032.2003.00346.x     Document Type: Article

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