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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BioMed Central
2002
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| 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 |