A member of the short-chain dehydrogenase/reductase (SDR) superfamily is a target of the ecdysone response in honey bee (Apis mellifera) caste development

Apidologie

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 37-47

  Guidugli, Karina R ^a   Hepperle, Christine ^b,c   Hartfelder, Klaus ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alcohol dehydrogenase; Apis mellifera; Caste polyphenism; Differential display PCR; Ecdysteroid

Indexed keywords

GENE EXPRESSION; HONEYBEE;

APIDAE; APIS; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA;

EID: 0742270988     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/apido:2003068     Document Type: Article

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