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From: jpandjf@swbell.net (Janine Perlman)
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Subject: vitamin values of Drosophila
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Does anyone know, or know of references describing, the vitamin content of
Drosophila (as a food for other animals)?  I have a paper by Barker et al.,
which only describes vitamins A and E.

Thanks in advance,

Janine Perlman, Ph.D.
Arkansas, USA

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