Ecdysteroids and oocyte development in the black fly Simulium vittatum

Ecdysteroids and oocyte development in the black fly Simulium vittatum

BACKGROUND:Oocyte development was studied in the autogenous black fly, Simulium vittatum (Diptera, Nematocera), a vector of Onchocerca volvulus, the causative agent of onchocerciasis.RESULTS:Oocyte growth was nearly linear between adult eclosion and was complete by 72 hours at 21degreesC. The oocyte...

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Main Authors: Noriega, Rafael, Ramberg, Frank, Hagedorn, Henry
Other Authors: Department of Entomology and Center for Insect Science University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
Language:en
Published: BioMed Central 2002
Online Access:BMC Developmental Biology 2002, 2:6 http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-213X/2/6
http://hdl.handle.net/10150/610369
http://arizona.openrepository.com/arizona/handle/10150/610369

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BMC Developmental Biology 2002, 2:6 http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-213X/2/6
http://hdl.handle.net/10150/610369
http://arizona.openrepository.com/arizona/handle/10150/610369

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