The digestion of protein and carbohydrate by the stream detritivore, Tipula abdominalis (Diptera, Tipulidae)

Oecologia

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1980, Pages 360-364

  Martin, M M ^a   Martin, J S ^a   Kukor, J J ^a   Merritt, R W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0001128687     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: 14321939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00346265     Document Type: Article

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