The Insulin-Like Proteins dILPs-2/5 Determine Diapause Inducibility in Drosophila

Diapause is an actively induced dormancy that has evolved in Metazoa to resist environmental stresses. In temperate regions, many diapausing insects overwinter at low temperatures by blocking embryonic, larval or adult development. Despite its Afro-tropical origin, Drosophila melanogaster migrated t...

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Main Authors: Schiesari, Luca, Andreatta, Gabriele, Kyriacou, Charalambos P., O’Connor, Michael B., Costa, Rodolfo
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5045170/