MicroRNA-133 inhibits behavioral aggregation by controlling dopamine synthesis in locusts.

Phenotypic plasticity is ubiquitous and primarily controlled by interactions between environmental and genetic factors. The migratory locust, a worldwide pest, exhibits pronounced phenotypic plasticity, which is a population density-dependent transition that occurs between the gregarious and solitar...

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Main Authors: Meiling Yang, Yuanyuan Wei, Feng Jiang, Yanli Wang, Xiaojiao Guo, Jing He, Le Kang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-02-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3937255?pdf=render