Local pharmacological effects of tungstate on the color-pattern determination of butterfly wings: A possible relationship between the eyespot and parafocal element

Zoological Science

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 758-764

  Dhungel, Bidur ^a   Otaki, Joji M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Butterfly wing; Color pattern determination; Eyespot; Heterochronic uncoupling; Morphogen; Parafocal element; Sodium tungstate

Indexed keywords

PIGMENT; TUNGSTEN DERIVATIVE; TUNGSTIC ACID;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BUTTERFLY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FORELIMB; HISTOLOGY; MORPHOGENESIS;

ANIMALS; BODY PATTERNING; BUTTERFLIES; FEMALE; PIGMENTS, BIOLOGICAL; TUNGSTEN COMPOUNDS; WING;

JUNONIA; NYMPHALIDAE;

EID: 70450248495     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: 02890003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.26.758     Document Type: Article

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