Published May 1983 | Version v1
Journal article

The use of radioactive tracers for insect feeding rate determination

  • 1. CEA Centre d'Etudes Nucleaires de Cadarache, 13 - Saint-Paul-les-Durance (France)

Description

The feeding rate of insects can be measured by applying food labelled by stable or radioactive tracers. In this paper another method is demonstrated by determining the food consumption from the tracer clearance rate. 22Na and HT18O have been used for demonstrating the feasibility of this method with some insects. (author)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Int. J. Appl. Radiat. Isot.
Journal Volume
34
Journal Issue
5
Series
Int. J. Appl. Radiat. Isot.
Journal Page Range
855-859
ISSN
0020-708X