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Comparison of sterols from a phytophagous and predacious species of the family coccinellidae

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The sterols of a phytophagous and a predacious species of the family Coccinellidae were found to be quite different from each other, indicating that adaptation to different diet regimens is reflected in the utilization and metabolism of dietary sterols.

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  1. Insect Physiology Laboratory, Federal Research SEA, U.S.D.A., BARC, 20705, Beltsville, Maryland, USA

    J. A. Svoboda & W. E. Robbins

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We thank Dr George Angalet, USDA Beneficial Insects Research Laboratory, Federal Research, SEA, Newark, DE, for providing us with the adultCoccinella septempunctata used in this study.

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Svoboda, J.A., Robbins, W.E. Comparison of sterols from a phytophagous and predacious species of the family coccinellidae. Experientia 35, 186–187 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01920605

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