Digestion and excretion of nitrogen and carbohydrate by the cranefly larva Tipula paludosa (Diptera: Tipulidae)

The digestion of protein and carbohydrat

The digestion of protein and carbohydrate by the stream detritivore,Tipula abdominalis(Diptera, Tipulidae)

✍ M. M. Martin; J. S. Martin; J. J. Kukor; R. W. Merritt 📂 Article 📅 1980 🏛 Springer-Verlag 🌐 English ⚖ 565 KB

The digestive system of larvae of Tipula abdominalis (Diptera, Tipulidae), a stream detritivore, is poorly adapted for the digestion of the major polysaccharides in its diet, but well adapted for the digestion of protein. These crane fly larvae are unable to digest the major cell wall polysaccharide