Effect of food shortage and temperature on oxygen consumption in the lesser mealworm, Alphitobius diaperinus (Panzer) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)

Physiological Entomology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 261-267

  Renault, D ^a   Hervant, F ^b   Vernon, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Insect; Oxygen consumption; Q10; Starvation; Survival; Temperature

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; METABOLISM; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; STARVATION; SURVIVAL; TEMPERATURE;

ALPHITOBIUS; ALPHITOBIUS DIAPERINUS; COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; TENEBRIONIDAE;

EID: 0348196701     PISSN: 03076962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3032.2003.00338.x     Document Type: Article

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