A study of the digestive processes and some related aspects of the biology of two species of Scarabaeidae (Typhaeus typhoeus and Oryctes boas)
Little is known about the digestive processes in insects which feed on dung. They are of interest because the main components of the dung are cellulose and lignin and these substances are extremely difficult to digest. In this research the larvae and adults of Typhaeus typhoeus L. and the larvae of...
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University of Leicester
1972
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.674065 |