Description of a simple synthetic diet for studying nutritional responses in ants

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 329-333

  Dussutour, A ^a   Simpson, S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Artificial diet; Colony growth; Green headed ant; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

ANT; DIET; HONEY; NUTRITION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN; PUPA;

FORMICIDAE; RHYTIDOPONERA; RHYTIDOPONERA METALLICA;

EID: 51349109129     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: 14209098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-008-1008-3     Document Type: Article

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