Sexually dimorphic gall structures correspond to differential phytohormone contents in male and female wasp larvae

Physiological Entomology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 359-369

  Dorchin, Netta ^a,b   Hoffmann, John H ^b   Stirk, Wendy A ^c   NovÁk, Ondřej ^d   Strnad, Miroslav ^d   Van Staden, Johannes ^c  

^a ZOOLOGISCHES FORSCHUNGSMUSEUM ALEXANDER KOENIG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^d PALACKÝ UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Acacia longifolia; Auxin; Cytokinin; Gall; Sexual dimorphism; Trichilogaster acaciaelongifoliae

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; BIOACTIVITY; BIOASSAY; GALL INSECT; GROWTH REGULATOR; IMMUNOASSAY; LARVA; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; WASP;

ACACIA; ACACIA LONGIFOLIA; HEXAPODA; PTEROMALIDAE; TRICHILOGASTER ACACIAELONGIFOLIAE;

EID: 70450187983     PISSN: 03076962     EISSN: 13653032     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3032.2009.00702.x     Document Type: Article

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