Complete Nutrient Content of Four Species of Feeder Insects

Zoo Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 27-36

  Finke, Mark D ^a  

^a Mark Finke LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Fatty acids; Insects; Minerals; Vitamins

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CHITIN; LIPID; MINERAL; PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; INSECT; INSECTIVORA; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; ZOO ANIMAL;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; CHITIN; INSECTIVORA; INSECTS; LIPIDS; MINERALS; PROTEINS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

BLATTARIA; HEXAPODA; MUSCA DOMESTICA; MUSCIDAE; RATTUS; STRATIOMYIDAE;

EID: 84873739285     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: 10982361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/zoo.21012     Document Type: Article

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