Calculating food consumption in the laboratory: A formula to adjust for natural weight loss

Australian Journal of Entomology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 170-173

  Candy, Steven G ^a   Baker, Susan C ^a  

^a FORESTRY TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Consumption rate; Defoliation; Feeding; Herbivory

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CHRYSOMELIDAE; COLEOPTERA; EUCALYPTUS; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0037134315     PISSN: 13266756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-6055.2002.00285.x     Document Type: Article

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