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Endocrine aspects of mosquito reproduction
Author(s) -
Klowden Marc J.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
archives of insect biochemistry and physiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.576
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1520-6327
pISSN - 0739-4462
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1520-6327(1997)35:4<491::aid-arch10>3.0.co;2-5
Subject(s) - juvenile hormone , vitellogenesis , biology , endocrine system , hormone , ingestion , endocrinology , medicine , insect , reproduction , zoology , oocyte , ecology , microbiology and biotechnology , embryo
Blood ingestion by the female mosquito initiates a series of endocrine events that is dominated by juvenile hormone, ecdysteroids, and several peptide hormones, resulting in the maturation of a batch of eggs. The mechanisms of hormone release and their roles during the previtellogenic, vitellogenic, and postvitellogenic phases are discussed. Arch. Insect Biochem. Physiol. 35:491–512, 1997. © 1997 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.