Feeding rate and the structure of protein digestion and absorption in lepidopteran midguts

Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 74-87

  Woods, H A ^a,b   Kingsolver, J G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caterpillar; Chemical reactor model; Feeding; Midgut; Nutrition; Protein; Symmorphosis

Indexed keywords

INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; MANDUCA SEXTA; PHACELIA CONGESTA;

EID: 0002791524     PISSN: 07394462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6327(199909)42:1<74::AID-ARCH8>3.0.CO;2-S     Document Type: Article

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