Author:
Ettershank G,Macdonnell I,Croft R
Abstract
A technique is described for extracting, characterizing and quantifying the age pigment lipofuscin in the fleshfly Sarcophaga bullata. Accumulation of this pigment in the larvae is a linear function of time, some is disposed of at the pupal stage, then linear-function accumulation resumes in adults. Assay of this pigment may yield a technique for aging insects if it can be applied to field populations.
Subject
Animal Science and Zoology,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
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