Elemental stoichiometry of Drosophila and their hosts

Functional Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 78-84

  Markow, T A ^a   Raphael, B ^a   Dobberfuhl, D ^a   Breitmeyer, C M ^a   Elser, J J ^a   Pfeiler, E ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Resource ecology; Stoichiometry

Indexed keywords

DIET; FLY; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA ARIZONAE; DROSOPHILA HYDEI; DROSOPHILA MOJAVENSIS; DROSOPHILA NIGROSPIRACULA; DROSOPHILA PACHEA; DROSOPHILA PSEUDOOBSCURA; DROSOPHILA SIMULANS;

EID: 0032995830     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2435.1999.00285.x     Document Type: Article

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