Removing antennae and maxillae has little effect on feeding on normal host plants by two species of caterpillar

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1053-1063

  Bowdan, E ^a   Wyse, Gordon A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Ablation; Caterpillars; Chemosensory; Feeding regulation; Manduca; Taste

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031252904     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1910(97)00065-6     Document Type: Article

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