Fat body morphology of Eriopis connexa (coleoptera, coccinelidae) in function of two alimentary sources

This work investigated the influence of two alimentary sources: aphids and mites, in the morphology of the fat body of E. connexa. Results showed that fat body cells of individuals fed with aphids presented areas more than three folds higher (511 ± 98,7µm²) than those of beetles fed with...

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Main Authors: Renato de Almeida Sarmento, Hamilton Gomes de Oliveira, Anderson Mathias Holtz, Solange Marques da Silva, José Eduardo Serrão, Ângelo Pallini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar) 2004-07-01
Series:Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132004000300011