Calcium tartrate crystals in the midgut of the grape leafhopper

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 2847-2856

  Boll S ^a   Schmitt, T ^b,d,e   Burschka, C ^c   Schreier, P ^d   Schwappach, P ^a   Herrmann, J V ^a  

^a Bavarian State Institute for Viticulture and Horticulture   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^d Lehrstuhl fur Biotechnologie   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Calcium tartrate crystals; Empoasca vitis; Grape leafhopper; Midgut

Indexed keywords

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM;

CICADELLIDAE; EMPOASCA VITIS; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; VITIS SP.;

EID: 29244440670     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-005-8398-8     Document Type: Article

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