Methoprene and temperature effects on caste differentiation and protein composition in the formosan subterranean termite, coptotermes formosanus

Journal of Insect Science

Volumn 12, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Tarver, Matthew R ^a   Florane, Christopher B ^a   Zhang, Dunhua ^a   Grimm, Casey ^a   Lax, Alan R ^a  

^a SOUTHERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

hexamerin; LC MS MS; methoprene; phenotypic bioassay; social insect

Indexed keywords

COPTOTERMES FORMOSANUS; HEXAPODA; ISOPTERA;

CELLULASE; INSECT PROTEIN; METHOPRENE; MYOSIN; STORAGE PROTEINS, INSECTA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOPTERA; METABOLISM; TEMPERATURE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; CELLULASE; INSECT PROTEINS; ISOPTERA; METHOPRENE; MYOSINS; NEW ORLEANS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84865769878     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15362442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1673/031.012.1801     Document Type: Article

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