Neuroendocrine Regulation of Ecdysis

Insect Endocrinology

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 253-309

  Zitnan, D ^a   Adams, M E ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovakia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-384749-2.10007-X     Document Type: Chapter

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