Energy supplied by edible insects from Mexico and their nutritional and ecological importance

Ecology of Food and Nutrition

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 280-297

  Ramos Elorduy, Julieta ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Edible insects; Energy; Human beings; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

ENERGY; FAT; INSECT; NUTRITION; SUSTAINABILITY;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA; STRUTHIONIFORMES; SUIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 45949096122     PISSN: 03670244     EISSN: 15435237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03670240701805074     Document Type: Article

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