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Multi-level analysis of reproduction in an Antarctic midge identifies female and male accessory gland products that are altered by larval stress and impact progeny viability

The Antarctic midge, Belgica antarctica, is a wingless, non-biting midge endemic to Antarctica. Larval development requires at least 2 years, but adults live only 2 weeks. The nonfeeding adults mate in swarms and females die shortly after oviposition. Eggs are suspended in a gel of unknown compositi...

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Autores principales: Finch, Geoffrey, Nandyal, Sonya, Perretta, Carlie, Davies, Benjamin, Rosendale, Andrew J., Holmes, Christopher J., Gantz, J. D., Spacht, Drew E., Bailey, Samuel T., Chen, Xiaoting, Oyen, Kennan, Didion, Elise M., Chakraborty, Souvik, Lee, Richard E., Denlinger, David L., Matter, Stephen F., Attardo, Geoffrey M., Weirauch, Matthew T., Benoit, Joshua B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7666147/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33188214
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-76139-6