Regulation of last reproduction steps in tsetse flies (Glossina:Diptera)
- 1 October 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Invertebrate Reproduction & Development
- Vol. 16 (1-3) , 119-130
- https://doi.org/10.1080/07924259.1989.9672067
Abstract
The regulation of ovulation and parturition, in the viviparous tsetse flies, constitutes a very precisely adjusted mechanism, Indeed the process of vitellogenesis takes places, in one oocyte only, during the incubation period when the larva is nourished in utero on milk produced by the mother. Neuropeptides, biogenic amines, neurotransmitters as well as ecdysone, and 20-hydroxyecdysone and also nervous outputs regulate ovulation and parturition. A model is proposed for the mechanisms controlling these processes.Keywords
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