Nutrient intake in the third instar larvae of Anomala cuprea and Protaetia orientalis submarmorea (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) from a mixture of cow dung and wood chips: Results from stable isotope analyses of nitrogen and carbon

Applied Entomology and Zoology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 305-311

  Koyama, Masahito ^a   Iwata, Ryûtarô ^a   Yamane, Akiomi ^a   Katase, Takao ^a   Ueda, Shingo ^a  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anomala cuprea; Cow dung; Protaetia orientalis submarmorea; Stable isotope ratio; Wood chips

Indexed keywords

ANOMALA CUPREA; COLEOPTERA; CRYPTOMERIA JAPONICA; INVERTEBRATA; JAPONICA; PROTAETIA; QUERCUS MONGOLICA; SCARABAEIDAE;

EID: 0242578538     PISSN: 00036862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1303/aez.2003.305     Document Type: Article

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