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Induction of melanotic pseudotumors inDrosophila melanogaster by juvenile hormone

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Madhavan, K. Induction of melanotic pseudotumors inDrosophila melanogaster by juvenile hormone. W. Roux' Archiv f. Entwicklungsmechanik 169, 345–349 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00580254

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