Biochemical aspects of flight and flightlessness in Gryllus: Flight fuels, enzyme activities and electrophoretic profiles of flight muscles from flight-capable and flightless morphs

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 275-285

  Zera, Anthony J ^a   Sall, Jeff ^a   Otto, Kelly ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbohydrate; Crickets; Flight; Flight muscle; Lipid; Wing polymorphism

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; LIPID; MUSCLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EVOLUTION; FLIGHT; FORELIMB; INSECT; ISOTOPE LABELING; MUSCLE; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

EID: 0033018011     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1910(98)00123-1     Document Type: Article

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