Interactions of temperature and dietary protein concentration in growth and feeding of Manduca sexta caterpillars

Physiological Entomology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 354-359

  Kingsolver, J G ^a   Woods, H A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caterpillars; Dietary protein; Feeding; Growth; Manduca sexta; Temperature; Thermal performance curves

Indexed keywords

GROWTH RATE; HERBIVORE; INGESTION RATE; INSECT; PROTEIN; TEMPERATURE;

LEPIDOPTERA; MANDUCA SEXTA; SPHINGIDAE;

EID: 0031793196     PISSN: 03076962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3032.1998.00105.x     Document Type: Article

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