Are stag beetles fungivorous?

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 55, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 983-988

  Tanahashi, Masahiko ^a   Matsushita, Norihisa ^a   Togashi, Katsumi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Artificial diet; Associated bacteria; Decay fungi; Dorcus rectus; Nitrogen

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL DIET; BEETLE; BODY MASS; FUNGUS; GROWTH RATE; INSECTIVORE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEETLE; CHEMISTRY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FUNGUS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LARVA; MALE; MYCELIUM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BEETLES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FUNGI; LARVA; MALE; MYCELIUM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BJERKANDERA; BJERKANDERA ADUSTA; COLEOPTERA; DORCUS RECTUS; FOMITOPSIS PINICOLA; FUNGI; LUCANIDAE; PLEUROTUS OSTREATUS; TRAMETES VERSICOLOR;

EID: 70349187950     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2009.07.002     Document Type: Article

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