Nitrogen fixation in the stag beetle, Dorcus (Macrodorcus) rectus (Motschulsky) (Col., Lucanidae)

Journal of Applied Entomology

Volumn 130, Issue 9-10, 2006, Pages 471-472

  Kuranouchi, T ^b   Nakamura, T ^b   Shimamura, S ^b   Kojima, H ^c   Goka, K ^d   Okabe, K ^e   Mochizuki, A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR AGRO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^c nifty Insect Forum   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

^e FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acetylene reduction; Dead wood; Xylophagous insect

Indexed keywords

ACETYLENE; BEETLE; DEAD WOOD; NITROGEN FIXATION; REDUCTION;

COLEOPTERA; DORCUS RECTUS; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LUCANIDAE;

EID: 33750987641     PISSN: 09312048     EISSN: 14390418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0418.2006.01080.x     Document Type: Article

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