Epigenetic transmission of phase in the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria: Determining the stage sensitive to crowding for the maternal determination of progeny characteristics

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 56, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1883-1888

  Maeno, Koutaro ^a   Tanaka, Seiji ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Crowding; Density dependent phase polyphenism; Locusts; Maternal effect; Schistocerca gregaria

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BODY SIZE; CLUTCH SIZE; EGG DEVELOPMENT; EGG SIZE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; LOCUST; MATERNAL EFFECT; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLUTCH SIZE; CROWDING; EPIGENETICS; FEMALE; GENETICS; GRASSHOPPER; MALE; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALS; CLUTCH SIZE; CROWDING; EPIGENOMICS; FEMALE; GRASSHOPPERS; MALE; OOCYTES; REPRODUCTION;

ORTHOPTERA; SCHISTOCERCA GREGARIA;

EID: 77958514543     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2010.08.010     Document Type: Article

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