Reevaluating Symbiotic Digestion in Cockroaches: Unveiling the Hindgut’s Contribution to Digestion in Wood-Feeding Panesthiinae (Blaberidae)

Cockroaches of the subfamily Panesthiinae (family Blaberidae) are among the few major groups of insects feeding on decayed wood. Despite having independently evolved the ability to thrive on this recalcitrant and nitrogen-limited resource, they are among the least studied of all wood-feeding insect...

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Main Authors: Melbert Schwarz, Gaku Tokuda, Haruka Osaki, Aram Mikaelyan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-09-01
Series:Insects
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/14/9/768