title: Use of larval weight and length as indices of gut content weight in some lepidopterous larvae.
abstract: Significant correlation was obtained between body weight or length and the weight of contents of gut in chosen lepidopterous larvae ranging from 50 to 3,300 mg or 13 to 75 mm. The obtained relations can be used in the determination of net weight of a larva (i.e. the weight of the larva excluding its gut contents) and hence may find wide application in ecological studies.
authors.affiliation: School of Biological Sciences, Madurai Kamaraj University, 625 021, Madurai, India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mathavan
authors.affiliation: School of Biological Sciences, Madurai Kamaraj University, 625 021, Madurai, India.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Muthukrishnan