A behavioral mechanism for incorporating an unpalatable food in the diet of a generalist herbivore (Orthoptera: Acrididae)

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 841-858

  Bernays, E A ^a,b   Augner, M ^b   Abbot, D K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Diet mixing; Foraging; Grasshopper; Habituation; Herbivore; Learning; Neophilia; Novelty; Nutrition; Schistocerca americana

Indexed keywords

ACRIDIDAE; INVERTEBRATA; MORUS (PLANT); ORTHOPTERA; PROSOPIS; SCHISTOCERCA AMERICANA;

EID: 0031432858     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOIR.0000010417.24991.9e     Document Type: Article

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