A handbook for uncovering the complete energetic budget in insects: The van Handel's method (1985) revisited

Physiological Entomology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 295-302

  Foray, Vincent ^a,b   Pelisson, Pierre Francois ^a,b   Bel Venner, Marie Claude ^a,b   Desouhant, Emmanuel ^a,b   Venner, Samuel ^a,b   Menu, Frederic ^a,b   Giron, David ^c   Rey, Benjamin ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

Author keywords

Carbohydrates; Colourimetric assays; Energetic reserves; Glycogen; Lipids; Nutrient assays; Proteins; Resources acquisition and allocation

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; CHLOROFORM; ENERGY BUDGET; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; INSECT; LIPID; METHANOL; MODEL VALIDATION; NUTRIENT; PROTEIN; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SUGAR;

ANIMALIA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 84865286632     PISSN: 03076962     EISSN: 13653032     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3032.2012.00831.x     Document Type: Article

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