Application of insulin signaling to predict insect growth rate in Maruca vitrata (Lepidoptera: Crambidae).

Insect growth is influenced by two major environmental factors: temperature and nutrient. These environmental factors are internally mediated by insulin/insulin-like growth factor signal (IIS) to coordinate tissue or organ growth. Maruca vitrata, a subtropical lepidopteran insect, migrates to differ...

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Main Authors: Md Abdullah Al Baki, Jin Kyo Jung, Rameswor Maharjan, Hwijong Yi, Jeong Joon Ahn, Xiaojun Gu, Yonggyun Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6171882?pdf=render

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