Evaluation of novel and traditional measures for vigor of laboratory-cultured termites, Reticulitermes flavipes (Kollar)

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 51-66

  Arquette, Timothy J ^a   Champagne, Donald E ^a   Brown, Mark R ^a   Forschler, Brian T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological molecules; Body water; Reticulitermes; Termites; Vigor

Indexed keywords

GLYCOGEN; INSECT PROTEIN; URIC ACID;

TERMITE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WATER; BODY WEIGHT; EATING; HEALTH; ISOPTERA; LIPID METABOLISM; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; RUNNING; SURVIVAL RATE;

ANIMALS; BODY WATER; BODY WEIGHT; EATING; GLYCOGEN; HEALTH; INSECT PROTEINS; ISOPTERA; LIPID METABOLISM; RUNNING; SURVIVAL RATE; URIC ACID;

ISOPTERA; RETICULITERMES FLAVIPES;

EID: 30844459931     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2005.09.003     Document Type: Article

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