Exuviae eating: A nitrogen meal?

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 605-610

  Mira, Alex ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chitinase; Digestion; Endosymbiotic bacteria; Exuviae; Nitrogen; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN;

ARTICLE; COCKROACH; DIGESTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; MOLTING; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION;

PERIPLANETA AMERICANA;

EID: 0034019032     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1910(99)00146-8     Document Type: Article

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