Metabolic aspects of lipid nutrition in insects
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9780367168995
Date de publication :
7 déc. 2020
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
453 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book summarizes, discusses, and speculates on the essential lipid nutrients required by insects. It examines various ways in which insects convert diverse food-plant sterols into the major insect tissue sterols and how the insect sterols are metabolized into the ecdysone moulting hormones.