Increasing calcium levels in cultured insects

Zoo Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-9

  Anderson, Susan J ^a,b  

^a ENVIRONMENT AGENCY ABU DHABI   (United Arab Emirates)

^b NONE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Acheta domestica; Calcium:Phosphorus imbalance; Diet; Nutrition; Tenebrio molitor

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034360752     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2361(2000)19:1<1::AID-ZOO1>3.0.CO;2-F     Document Type: Article

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