Evaluation of nutritional status of an edible grasshopper, oxya chinensis formosana

Entomological Research

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 284-290

  Hyun, Sook Hee ^a   Kwon, Ki Han ^b   Park, Keun Hyung ^a   Jeong, Heon Cheon ^c   Kwon, Ohseok ^d   Tindwa, Hamisi ^a   Han, Yeon Soo ^a  

^a Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

^b Kwangju University   (South Korea)

^c Hampyeong Insect Institute   (South Korea)

^d Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Alternative edible resources; Chinensis formosana; Grasshopper; Oxya

Indexed keywords

CAELIFERA; OXYA; OXYA CHINENSIS FORMOSANA;

EID: 84866787105     PISSN: 17382297     EISSN: 17485967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-5967.2012.00469.x     Document Type: Article

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