Factors that influence the post-emergence growth in Sarcophaga falculata

Yosef Schlein*

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Abstract

The post-emergence growth (deposition of endocuticle and growth of skeletal muscles) in Sarcophaga falculata is induced by a blood-borne factor secreted from the head of the pharate adult. The secretion begins 24 to 28 hr before eclosion (at 28°C). A second blood-borne factor, appearing in the haemolymph of the flies a few hours after tanning, suppresses the post-emergence growth in flies, the heads of which have been ligatured at the time of eclosion.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)199-201,203-209
JournalJournal of Insect Physiology
Volume18
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 1972

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