Differential physiological responses of the German cockroach to social interactions during the ovarian cycle

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 215, Issue 17, 2012, Pages 3037-3044

  Uzsák, Adrienn ^a   Schal, Coby ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blattella germanica; Oocyte maturation; Sexual receptivity; Social interaction

Indexed keywords

JUVENILE HORMONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BLATTELLIDAE; CYTOLOGY; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; MALE; METABOLISM; OOCYTE; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TIME;

ANIMALS; BLATTELLIDAE; FEMALE; JUVENILE HORMONES; MALE; OOCYTES; OOGENESIS; OVIPOSITION; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84865256969     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.069997     Document Type: Article

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