Eye pigments of the blood-sucking insect, Triatoma infestans klug (Hemiptera, Reduviidae) Pigmentos de olho em Triatoma infestans (Hemiptera, Reduviidae)

The pigmentation of black (wild) and red (mutant) eyes of Triatoma infestans was studied spectrophotometrically and compared with red-eyed (wild) and white-eyed (mutant) forms of Drosophila melanogaster. The spectral absorption profiles of the black and red eye pigments of T. infestans were similar...

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Main Authors: A. S. Moraes, E. R. Pimentel, V. L. C. C Rodrigues, M. L. S. Mello
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Internacional de Ecologia 2005-08-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Biology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-69842005000300013