ENDOCRINE BASIS OF WING CASTING AND FLIGHT-MUSCLE HISTOLYSIS IN THE FIRE ANT SOLENOPSIS-INVICTA

被引:23
作者
BARKER, JF
机构
[1] Department of Biology, York University, Downsview, M3J 1P3, Ontario
来源
EXPERIENTIA | 1979年 / 35卷 / 04期
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10.1007/BF01922766
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
In the imported fire ant Solenopsis invicta, wing casting and flight muscle histolysis are blocked by allatectomy. Treatment of alate allatectomized females with a synthetic mixture with high juvenile hormone activity induced wing casting and flight muscle histolysis. Apparently, wing casting and flight muscle histolysis in the fire ant are part of postemergence developmental program regulated, directly or indirectly, by the corpora allata. © 1979 Birkhäuser Verlag.
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页码:552 / 554
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