BBSRC Portfolio Analyser
Award details
The brain photoperiodic photoreceptors in aphids
Reference
S06077
Principal Investigator / Supervisor
Professor Jim Hardie
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Professor Russell Foster
Institution
Imperial College London
Department
Biological Sciences
Funding type
Research
Value (£)
135,656
Status
Completed
Type
Research Grant
Start date
01/04/1996
End date
01/04/1999
Duration
36 months
Abstract
Day length controls the mode of reproduction in many aphid species. Long days promote asexual reproduction while short days induce the appearance of sexual forms. The first essential element in any photoperiodic response is the differentiation of light from dark but the sensory mechanism underlying this discrimination remains obscure. In the vetch aphid, Megoura viciae, the photoperiodic photoreceptors lie in the brain, but their precise cellular location and identify are unknown. The present proposal addresses these unknowns by applying molecular techniques including immunocytochemistry, cloning, sequencing and in situ hybridisation.
Summary
unavailable
Committee
Closed Committee - Animal Sciences (AS)
Research Topics
X – not assigned to a current Research Topic
Research Priority
X – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative
X - not in an Initiative
Funding Scheme
X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme
I accept the
terms and conditions of use
(opens in new window)
export PDF file
back to list
new search