Nijhout, H Frederik2015-10-152015-08-04https://hdl.handle.net/10161/10746Adult body size is controlled by the mechanisms that stop growth when a species-characteristic size has been reached. The mechanisms by which size is sensed and by which this information is transduced to the growth regulating system are beginning to be understood in a few species of insects. Two rather different strategies for control have been discovered; one favors large body size and the other favors rapid development.AnimalsInsulinJuvenile HormonesManducaTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesJournal article1741-7007