Endocrine peptides and insect reproduction

Invertebrate Reproduction and Development

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 23-37

  BellÉs, Xavier ^a   Maestro, JosÉ luis ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Hormone; Insect reproduction; Neuropeptide; Peptide

Indexed keywords

HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 23944468535     PISSN: 07924259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07924259.2005.9652144     Document Type: Article

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