Temperature and the progeny sex-ratio in Sciara ocellaris (Diptera, Sciaridae)

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 152-158

  Nigro, Rogério G ^a   Campos, Maria Cristina C ^a   Perondini, Andre Luiz P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chromosome elimination; Embryo; Insect; Sex determination

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FLY; HIGH TEMPERATURE; INSECT DEVELOPMENT; INSECT GENETICS; MALE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE MATURATION; PROGENY; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX RATIO; SURVIVAL RATE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

DIPTERA; HEXAPODA; SCIARA OCELLARIS; SCIARIDAE;

EID: 34247144963     PISSN: 14154757     EISSN: 16784685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1415-47572007000100026     Document Type: Article

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