Locusts use dynamic thermoregulatory behaviour to optimize nutritional outcomes

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 278, Issue 1719, 2011, Pages 2745-2752

  Coggan, Nicole ^a   Clissold, Fiona J ^a   Simpson, Stephen J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dynamic thermoregulatory behaviour; Life history trade offs; Nutrition; Phenotypic plasticity

Indexed keywords

LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; LOCUST; MOVEMENT; NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY; OPTIMIZATION; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; THERMOREGULATION; TRADE-OFF;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LOCUST; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; THERMOREGULATION;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; LOCUSTA MIGRATORIA; MALE;

ANIMALIA; LOCUSTA MIGRATORIA; ORTHOPTERA;

EID: 80051484341     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2010.2675     Document Type: Article

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