Nutrient-specific learning in an omnivorous insect: The American cockroach Periplaneta americana L. Learns to associate dietary protein with the odors citral and carvone

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 851-864

  Gadd, Christopher A ^a,b   Raubenheimer, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

American cockroach, Periplaneta americana L.; Associative learning, nutritional regulation, protein intake; Learned hunger

Indexed keywords

BLATTARIA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA; LOCUSTA MIGRATORIA; PERIPLANETA; PERIPLANETA AMERICANA;

EID: 0034538301     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007862501311     Document Type: Article

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