Affiliation:
1. Forest Research Institute
Abstract
The consumption and utilization of Shisham leaves by the larvae of Plecoptera reflexa was determined and the food consumption was found maximum in fifth instar larvae i.e. 108.96 mg and assimilation was also recorded maximum in fifth instar i.e. 70.21 mg and body growth followed the same trend as it was maximum i.e. 25.22 mg in fifth instar and minimum in first instar i.e. 0.05 mg.
Publisher
Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh
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