Testing homology with morphology, development and gene expression: Sex-specific thoracic appendages of the ant Diacamma

Evolution and Development

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 433-445

  Baratte, Sébastien ^a   Peeters, Christian ^a   Deutsch, Jean S ^b  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b Sorbonne Universités   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSECT PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; WNT PROTEIN;

ANT; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BUTTERFLY; GENE EXPRESSION; HOMOLOGY; LARVA; MORPHOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; TESTING METHOD; WING;

ANIMAL; ANT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; LARVA; LIMB; MALE; METABOLISM; MORPHOGENESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; THORAX; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; ANTS; BODY PATTERNING; EXTREMITIES; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; INSECT PROTEINS; LARVA; MALE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; THORAX; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; WNT PROTEINS;

DIACAMMA; DIACAMMA CEYLONENSE; FORMICIDAE; PAPILIONOIDEA;

EID: 33747621385     PISSN: 1520541X     EISSN: 1525142X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-142X.2006.00117.x     Document Type: Article

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