Exploiting a pest insect species Sphenarium purpurascens for human consumption: Ecological, social, and economic repercussions

Journal of Insects as Food and Feed

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 75-84

  Cerritos Flores, R ^a   Ponce Reyes, R ^b,c   Rojas Garcia F ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d Programa Mexicano del Carbono   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Grasshopper; Human diet; Maxent; Mexico; Protein; Sustainable model

Indexed keywords

EID: 85013775081     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23524588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3920/jiff2014.0013     Document Type: Article

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