Haemolymph amino acid and sugar levels in locusts fed nutritionally unbalanced diets

Journal of Comparative Physiology - B Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology

Volumn 166, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 223-229

  Zanotto, F P ^a,b   Raubenheimer, D ^a   Simpson, S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Haemolymph amino acid; Haemolymph sugar; Locusta migratoria; Locusts; Nutritional homeostasis; Unbalanced diets

Indexed keywords

EID: 0029759024     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00263986     Document Type: Article

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