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. 1974 Oct;61(2):493-501.
doi: 10.1242/jeb.61.2.493.

Control of moulting and metamorphosis in the tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta (L.): cessation of juvenile hormone secretion as a trigger for pupation

H F Nijhout, C M Williams

Control of moulting and metamorphosis in the tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta (L.): cessation of juvenile hormone secretion as a trigger for pupation

H F Nijhout et al. J Exp Biol. 1974 Oct.
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