Ultramorphology of digestive tract of Anticarsia gemmatalis (Hübner, 1818) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) at final larval development/ <br> Ultramorfologia do trato digestivo de Anticarsia gemmatalis (Hübner, 1818) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) no final do desenvolvimento larval

The digestive tract of insects is an important natural, physical, and chemical defense barrier against pathogen invasion. Certain lepidopteran caterpillars are serious pests of agricultural crops and their biology has received much attention, but little is known about the larval noctuid gut. The mor...

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Main Authors: Luis Antônio Toledo, Elisa Aparecida Gregório, Flávio Moscardi, Ângela Maria Ferreira Falleiros, Sheila Michele Levy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Londrina 2008-08-01
Series:Semina: Ciências Agrárias
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Online Access:http://www.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/semagrarias/article/view/2822