Both endogenous and environmental factors affect embryo proliferation in the polyembryonic wasp Copidosoma floridanum

Evolution and Development

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 115-121

  Corley, Laura S ^a   White, Michael A ^a   Strand, Michael R ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSECT PROTEIN; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN;

EMBRYO;

ANIMAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CYTOLOGY; EVOLUTION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; METAMORPHOSIS; MORULA; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WASP;

ANIMALS; EVOLUTION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; INSECT PROTEINS; METAMORPHOSIS, BIOLOGICAL; MORULA; REPRODUCTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; WASPS;

COPIDOSOMA FLORIDANUM; ERINACEIDAE; LEPIDOPTERA; TRICHOPLUSIA NI; VESPIDAE;

EID: 15544381220     PISSN: 1520541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-142X.2005.05013.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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