Catabolic substrate utilization patterns: varying humidity and dietary regimens in the American cockroach Periplaneta americana (L.) (Dictyoptera: Blattidae)

Changes in metabolic substrate utilization patterns resulting from exposure to varying humidity and dietary regimens were examined in the adult, male American cockroach. A series of respirometric experiments were conducted to monitor changes in respiratory quotient (RQ), oxygen quotient (QO₂), food...

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Main Author: Sherertz, Peter Chamness
Other Authors: Entomology
Format: Others
Language:en_US
Published: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/71182