A quantitative analysis of the mechanism that controls body size in <it>Manduca sexta</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Body size is controlled by mechanisms that terminate growth when the individual reaches a species-specific size. In insects, it is a pulse of ecdysone at the end of larval life that causes the larva to stop feeding and growing and in...

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Glavni autori: Davidowitz G, Nijhout HF, Roff DA
Format: Članak
Jezik:English
Izdano: BMC 2006-08-01
Serija:Journal of Biology
Online pristup:http://jbiol.com/content/5/5/16