Protein kinase C is involved with upstream signaling of methyl farnesoate for photoperiod-dependent sex determination in the water flea Daphnia pulex

Sex determination of Daphnia pulex is decided by environmental conditions. We established a suitable experimental system for this study using D. pulex WTN6 strain, in which the sex of the offspring can be controlled by photoperiod. Long-day conditions induced females and short-day conditions induced...

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Main Authors: Kenji Toyota, Tomomi Sato, Norihisa Tatarazako, Taisen Iguchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Company of Biologists 2017-02-01
Series:Biology Open
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Online Access:http://bio.biologists.org/content/6/2/161