The Role of Threshold Size in Insect Metamorphosis and Body Size Regulation
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The Role of Threshold Size in Insect Metamorphosis and Body Size Regulation by Kevin Michael Preuss Department of Biology Duke University Date:_______________________ Approved: ___________________________ H. Frederik Nijhout, Supervisor ___________________________ Daniel Kiehart ___________________________ Mohamed Noor ___________________________ John Willis ___________________________ Gregory Wray An abstract of a dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Department of Biology in the Graduate School of Duke University 2010 Copyright by Kevin Michael Preuss 2010
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