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The proximate determinants of insect size

One of the least understood aspects of animal development – the determination of body size – is currently the subject of intense scrutiny. A new study employs a modeling approach to expose the factors that matter in the control of insect size.

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Autores principales: Parker, Joseph, Johnston, Laura A
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2006
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1781523/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16887009
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/jbiol47
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spelling pubmed-17815232007-01-26 The proximate determinants of insect size Parker, Joseph Johnston, Laura A J Biol Minireview One of the least understood aspects of animal development – the determination of body size – is currently the subject of intense scrutiny. A new study employs a modeling approach to expose the factors that matter in the control of insect size. BioMed Central 2006 2006-08-02 /pmc/articles/PMC1781523/ /pubmed/16887009 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/jbiol47 Text en Copyright © 2006 BioMed Central Ltd
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