Optimal low temperature and chilling period for both summer and winter diapause development in Pieris melete: based on a similar mechanism.

The cabbage butterfly, Pieris melete hibernates and aestivates as a diapausing pupa. We present evidence that the optimum of low temperature and optimal chilling periods for both summer and winter diapause development are based on a similar mechanism. Summer or winter diapausing pupae were exposed t...

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Main Authors: HaiJun Xiao, ShaoHui Wu, Chao Chen, FangSen Xue
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3575341?pdf=render