Crimson: A novel sex-linked eye color mutant of Culex Pipiens L. (Diptera: Culicidae)

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 385-391

  Rasgon, Jason L ^a   Scott, Thomas W ^a,b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

3 hydroxykynurenine; Culex pipiens; Eye color mutant; Ommochrome; Xanthommatin

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CULEX PIPIENS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; INSECTA;

EID: 2542542203     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-41.3.385     Document Type: Article

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