Ecdysteroid-induced programmed cell death is essential for sex-specific wing degeneration of the wingless-female winter moth.

Ecdysteroid-induced programmed cell death is essential for sex-specific wing degeneration of the wingless-female winter moth.

The winter moth, Nyssiodes lefuarius, has a unique life history in that adults appear during early spring after a long pupal diapause from summer to winter. The moth exhibits striking sexual dimorphism in wing form; males have functional wings of normal size, whereas females lack wings. We previousl...

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Main Authors: Shuhei Niitsu, Kouhei Toga, Shigekazu Tomizuka, Kiyoto Maekawa, Ryuichiro Machida, Takehiko Kamito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24558499/pdf/?tool=EBI

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