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Hypermetabolic Conversion of Plant Oil into Water: Endothermic Biochemical Process Stimulated by Juvenile Hormone in the European Firebug, Pyrrhocoris apterus L.
The physiological and biochemical mechanisms that enable insects to feed on dry food to secure enough water for larval growth were investigated. The study was carried out with a plethora of physiological methods, ranging from the simple volumetric determination of O(2) consumption and water intake t...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Libertas Academica
2016
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5072462/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27790049 http://dx.doi.org/10.4137/IJIS.S40566 |