Surface lipids of the silverfish (Lepisma saccharina L.)

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung Section C - Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 52, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 109-113

  Jacob, Jürgen ^a   Raab, Gottfried ^a   Hoppe, Udo ^b  

^a Biochemisches Inst U   (Germany)

^b BEIERSDORF AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

3 Methylalkanes; Chemotaxonomy; Cuticular Lipids; Insects; Zygentoma

Indexed keywords

ANISOPTERA (DRAGONFLIES); ARTHROPODA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LEPISMA SACCHARINA; PLECOPTERA; THYSANURA;

EID: 0030966878     PISSN: 09395075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/znc-1997-1-219     Document Type: Article

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