Male sexual enhancement after methoprene treatment in Anastrepha fraterculus (Diptera: Tephritidae) : a sustained response that does not fade away after sexual maturation

The juvenile hormone (JH) of insects triggers physiological changes related to reproduction in adults of both sexes. Methoprene is a sesquiterpene with some effects that are analogous to those of JH. Treatments with methoprene accelerate sexual maturation in males of the South American fruit fly Ana...

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Main Authors: Bachmann, Guillermo Enrique, Devescovi, Francisco, Nussenbaum, Ana Laura, Cladera, Jorge Luis, Fernandez, Patricia Carina, Vera, María Teresa, Teal, Peter E.A., Segura, Diego Fernando
Format: Artículo
Language:Inglés
Published: 2017
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/1472
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022191017300276?via%3Dihub
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinsphys.2017.06.009

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