Behavioural and gustatory responses of female Neobellieria (=Sarcophaga) bullata to sucrose and amino acids

Physiological Entomology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-5

  Albert, P J ^a   Banga, N ^a   Dolzan, E ^a  

^a Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amino acids; behaviour; electrophysiology; feeding; fleshfly; gustation; Sarcophaga Neobellieria; sucrose

Indexed keywords

DIPTERA; GRANULINA; NEOBELLIERIA; SARCOPHAGA BULLATA; SARCOPHAGIDAE;

EID: 0031004924     PISSN: 03076962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3032.1997.tb01133.x     Document Type: Article

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