Stoichiometric estimates of the biochemical conversion efficiencies in tsetse metabolism

BMC Ecology

Volumn 5, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Custer, Adrian V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLOSSINA (PROPER);

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; AMINO ACID; CARBON DIOXIDE; FAT INTAKE; PROTEIN INTAKE; URIC ACID;

ANIMAL; ENERGY METABOLISM; FAT INTAKE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FLYING; GLOSSINIDAE; METABOLISM; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PROTEIN INTAKE; REPRODUCTION;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; CARBON DIOXIDE; DIETARY FATS; DIETARY PROTEINS; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; REPRODUCTION; TSETSE FLIES; URIC ACID;

EID: 25444459900     PISSN: 14726785     EISSN: 14726785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6785-5-6     Document Type: Article

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