Role of beta-alanine in cuticular tanning, sclerotization, and temperature regulation in Drosophila melanogaster
- 1 January 1985
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier in Journal of Insect Physiology
- Vol. 31 (6) , 509-515
- https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-1910(85)90099-x
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