Metabolic rate does not decrease with starvation in Gryllus bimaculatus when changing fuel use is taken into account

Physiological Entomology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 84-89

  Sinclair, Brent J ^a   Bretman, Amanda ^b,c   Tregenza, Tom ^b   Tomkins, Joseph L ^b,d   Hosken, David J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Energy reserves; Gryllidae; Orthoptera; Respiratory exchange ratio; Respiratory Quotient; Starvation

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGETICS; BODY CONDITION; CARBOHYDRATE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CRICKET; FITNESS; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; STARVATION;

GRYLLIDAE; GRYLLUS BIMACULATUS; HEXAPODA; ORTHOPTERA;

EID: 79951526981     PISSN: 03076962     EISSN: 13653032     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3032.2010.00765.x     Document Type: Article

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