Comparisons in temperature and photoperiodic-dependent diapause induction between domestic and wild mulberry silkworms

Abstract The bivoltine strain of the domestic silkworm, Bombyx mori, has two generations per year. It shows a facultative diapause phenotype determined by environmental conditions, including photoperiod and temperature, and nutrient conditions during embryonic and larval development of the mother. H...

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Main Authors: Takeshi Yokoyama, Shigeru Saito, Misato Shimoda, Masakazu Kobayashi, Yoko Takasu, Hideki Sezutsu, Yoshiomi Kato, Makoto Tominaga, Akira Mizoguchi, Kunihiro Shiomi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-04-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-87590-4