Aspects of excretion of antlion larvae (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae) during feeding and non-feeding periods

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 44, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1225-1231

  Van Zyl, Amanda ^a   Van Der Westhuizen, M C ^a   De K Van Der Linde, T C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Allantoin; Excretion; Myrmeleontidae; Neuroptera; Water

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; AMMONIA; UREA; URIC ACID;

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; EXCRETION; FOOD INTAKE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; INGESTION; INSECT; LARVA; NONHUMAN; STARVATION;

CUETA; FURGELLA INTERMEDIA;

EID: 0031727836     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1910(98)00100-0     Document Type: Article

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