Insect Sterol Nutrition and Physiology: A Global Overview

Advances in Insect Physiology

Volumn 31, Issue , 2003, Pages 1-72

  Behmer, Spencer T ^a   David Nes, W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 16844379695     PISSN: 00652806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0065-2806(03)31001-X     Document Type: Review

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