Grasshoppers as a food source? A review;Les criquets: Une nouvelle source d’aliments ? (synthèse bibliographique)

Biotechnology, Agronomy and Society and Environment

Volumn 20, Issue S1, 2016, Pages 337-352

  Paul, Aman ^a   Frederich, Michel ^a   Uyttenbroeck, Roel ^a   Hatt, Séverin ^a   Malik, Priyanka ^a   Lebecque, Simon ^a   Hamaidia, Malik ^a   Miazek, Krystian ^a   Goffin, Dorothée ^a   Willems, Luc ^a   Deleu, Magali ^a   Fauconnier, Marie Laure ^a   Richel, Aurore ^a   De Pauw, Edwin ^a   Blecker, Christophe ^a   Monty, Arnaud ^a   Francis, Frédéric ^a   Haubruge, Éric ^a   Danthine, Sabine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Entomophagy; Environment; Health; Human nutrition; Orthoptera; Socioeconomic development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84973643531     PISSN: 13706233     EISSN: 17804507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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