Entomophagy: A key to space agriculture

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 701-705

  Katayama, N ^a   Ishikawa, Y ^b   Takaoki, M ^c   Yamashita, M ^d   Nakayama, S ^e   Kiguchi, K ^f   Kok, R ^g   Wada, H ^h   Mitsuhashi, J ^h  

^a NAGOYA WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OBAYASHI CORPORATION   (Japan)

^c JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^d JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^e TEZUKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f SHINSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^g MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^h Space Agriculture Task ^*

Author keywords

Drugstore beetle; Entomophagy; Hawkmoth; Insect; Silkworm; Space agriculture; Termite

Indexed keywords

DAIRY PRODUCTS; ECOSYSTEMS; INSECTICIDES; PROTEINS;

DRUGSTORE BEETLE; ENTOMOPHAGY; SPACE AGRICULTURE;

AEROSPACE ENGINEERING;

EID: 38749083787     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2007.01.027     Document Type: Article

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