Synergism of insect developmental biology and Drosophilagenetics for studying insect development and metamorphosis
Author of the article:LI Sheng
Author's Workplace:Insect Development Biology and Drosophila Genetics Laboratory, Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
Key Words:insect body size; development; metamorphosis; growth duration; growth rate
Abstract:Body size of mature animal (insect) is determined by two factors: growth duration and rate. Ecdysone and juvenile hormone coordinately regulate insect development and metamorphosis and eventually determine insect growth duration; while insulin, nutrition,