Do food protein and carbohydrate content influence the pattern of feeding and the tendency to explore of forest tent caterpillars?

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 53, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1160-1168

  Colasurdo, Nadia ^a   Dussutour, Audrey ^a,b   Despland, Emma ^a  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carbohydrate; Lepidoptera; Malacosoma disstria; Nutrition; Protein

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; CATERPILLAR; DIET; FEEDING; FOOD CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD; MOTH; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN INTAKE; TIME;

ANIMALS; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DIETARY PROTEINS; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD; MOTHS; TIME FACTORS;

LEPIDOPTERA; MALACOSOMA DISSTRIA;

EID: 35548938935     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2007.06.004     Document Type: Article

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