Repeated plasticization and recovery of cuticular stiffness in the blood-sucking bug Triatoma infestans in the feeding context

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 51, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 989-993

  Melcon M L ^a,b   Lazzari, C R ^c   Manrique, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

Author keywords

Cuticle; Feeding behavior; Plasticization; Triatoma infestans

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; BODY SIZE; CUTICLE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE;

TRIATOMA INFESTANS; TRIATOMINAE;

EID: 26044431729     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2005.04.013     Document Type: Article

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