A quantitative analysis of the mechanism that controls body size in <it>Manduca sexta</it>
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Body size is controlled by mechanisms that terminate growth when the individual reaches a species-specific size. In insects, it is a pulse of ecdysone at the end of larval life that causes the larva to stop feeding and growing and in...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2006-08-01
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| Series: | Journal of Biology |
| Online Access: | http://jbiol.com/content/5/5/16 |