Pupal melanization is associated with higher fitness in Spodoptera exigua

Melanism has long been thought to be a habitat adaptation with a fitness cost. Here we reported a homozygous melanic strain (SEM) of Spodoptera exigua (Hübner) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) established with black pupae spontaneously occurring within a typical laboratory population (SEW). The mel...

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Autores principales: Liu, Sisi, Wang, Mo, Li, Xianchun
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4454190/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26039886
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep10875

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4454190/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26039886
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep10875

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