Development and evolution of insect pigmentation: Genetic mechanisms and the potential consequences of pleiotropy

Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 65-71

  Wittkopp, Patricia J ^a   Beldade, Patrícia ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c INSTITUTO GULBENKIAN DE CIÊNCIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

cis regulation; Drosophila; Lepidoptera; Melanization; Variation

Indexed keywords

MELANIN;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; DROSOPHILA; EVOLUTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; IMMUNITY; LEPIDOPTERA; NONHUMAN; PIGMENTATION; PLEIOTROPY; REVIEW;

HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA;

EID: 62149133491     PISSN: 10849521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2008.10.002     Document Type: Review

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