Advancement in silkworm Bombyx Mori (L) life cycle on treatment with thyroxine

Ecology, Environment and Conservation

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 231-234

  Rama Krishna, S ^a   Ramesh Babu, K ^a   Reddy, B Manohar ^a   Bhaskar, Matcha ^a  

^a SRI VENKATESWARA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Body weight; Life cycle; Silk worm; Thyroxine

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; LARVA; LIFE CYCLE; MOTH;

BOMBYX MORI;

EID: 34848908649     PISSN: 0971765X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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