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.
No abstract available

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Carotenoids / metabolism*
  • Coleoptera / metabolism*
  • Coleoptera / microbiology
  • Diet
  • Lutein / metabolism
  • Pigmentation*
  • Symbiosis

Substances

  • Carotenoids
  • Lutein