Nutrient composition of selected whole invertebrates

Zoo Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 123-134

  Barker, Dayna ^a   Fitzpatrick, Marianne P ^b,c   Dierenfeld, Ellen S ^b  

^a Division of Natural Sciences   (United States)

^b WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^c Animal Health Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal nutrition; Invertebrates; Minerals; Proximate composition; Vitamins

Indexed keywords

ACHETA DOMESTICUS; ANIMALIA; AVES; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GALLERIA MELLONELLA; GRYLLIDAE; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA; LUMBRICUS TERRESTRIS; MAMMALIA; MELANOGASTER; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI; TENEBRIO; TENEBRIO MOLITOR; ZOPHOBAS;

EID: 0032371644     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2361(1998)17:2<123::AID-ZOO7>3.0.CO;2-B     Document Type: Article

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