Tissue-specific variation of heat shock protein gene expression in relation to diapause in the bumblebee Bombus terrestris

Entomological Research

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 10-16

  Kim, Back Guen ^a   Shim, Jae Kyoung ^a   Kim, Dong Woo ^a   Kwon, Yong Jung ^a   Lee, Kyeong Yeoll ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bombus terrestris; Diapause; Gene expression; Heat shock protein gene; Tissue variation

Indexed keywords

BOMBUS TERRESTRIS; HEXAPODA;

EID: 40849126776     PISSN: 17382297     EISSN: 17485967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-5967.2008.00142.x     Document Type: Article

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