Independent regulation of physiological and behavioural maturation of reproduction in female crickets, Gryllus firmus

Examples from vertebrates as well as insects suggest that physiological and behavioral traits are coupled in reproductive development. In the first days of adulthood, oocyte development and sexual receptivity of Gryllus firmus females increase. I explored whether these are mechanistically linked by...

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Main Author: Pyenson, Benjamin
Other Authors: Gerald Pollack (Supervisor)
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: McGill University 2012
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Online Access:http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=106596