Pigmentation of the ladybird beetle Coccinella septempunctata by carotenoids not of plant origin
Nature
.
1977 Mar 3;266(5597):49-50.
doi: 10.1038/266049a0.
Authors
G Britton
,
W J Lockley
,
G A Harriman
,
T W Godwin
PMID:
840295
DOI:
10.1038/266049a0
No abstract available
MeSH terms
Animals
Carotenoids / metabolism*
Coleoptera / metabolism*
Coleoptera / microbiology
Diet
Lutein / metabolism
Pigmentation*
Symbiosis
Substances
Carotenoids
Lutein