Vea, I.M., Tanaka, S., Shiotsuki, T., Jouraku, A., Tanaka, T., & Minakuchi, C. 2016 Differential Juvenile Hormone Variations in Scale Insect Extreme Sexual Dimorphism. PLoS One 11(2): e0149459. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0149459

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Notes: Scale insects have evolved extreme sexual dimorphism, as demonstrated by sedentary juvenile-like females and ephemeral winged males. This dimorphism is established during the post-embryonic development; we herein assessed the role of juvenile hormone (JH) on the diverging developmental pathways occurring in the male and female Japanese mealybug Planococcus kraunhiae (Kuwana).

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