Sex-specific differences in nitrogen intake and investment by feral and laboratory-cultured cockroaches

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 677-684

  Clarebrough, Catherine ^a   Mira, Alex ^a   Raubenheimer, David ^a  

^a South Parks Road OX1 3PS ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accessory sex glands; Bacterial endosymbionts; Diet balancing; Nitrogen metabolism; Nutrient intake

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; ESSENTIAL AMINO ACID; NITROGEN; PROTEIN;

ACCESSORY SEX GLAND; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COCKROACH; DIET; FEMALE; MALE; NITROGEN METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0034083963     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1910(99)00156-0     Document Type: Article

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