Rapid communications in mass spectrometry : RCMAnimalsNitrogen IsotopesCarbon IsotopesLarvaMetamorphosis
Effect of Diet and Metamorphosis on the Stable Isotopes of Ectropis grisescens (Lepidoptera: Geometridae).
Syed Abdul Wadood, Xin Li, Hanyi Mei, Farzeen Asghar, Chunlin Li, Karyne M Rogers, Jing Nie, Shengzhi Shao, Wahab Ali Khan, Meijun Tang, Yuwei Yuan
Published: 202610.1002/rcm.10151
Abstract
RATIONALE: Light stable isotopes (δ13C, δ15N, δ2H, and δ18O) of Ectropis grisescens (Lepidoptera: Geometridae), a destructive tea leaf-eating pest, were measured at different developmental stages. Isotope values of larval instars, pupae, and adult mo…
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