Larval starvation reduces responsiveness to feeding stimuli and does not affect feeding preferences in a butterfly

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 58, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1028-1035

  Kehl, Tobias ^a   Fischer, Klaus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adult diet; Feeding response; Income breeding; Nutrition; Reproductive resource allocation

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; CARBOHYDRATE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL; AMINO ACID; BUTTERFLY; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; STARVATION; SUGAR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BUTTERFLY; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LARVA; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ALCOHOLS; ANIMALS; BUTTERFLIES; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CARBOHYDRATES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; LARVA; MALE;

BICYCLUS ANYNANA; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; PAPILIONOIDEA;

EID: 84862865556     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2012.05.008     Document Type: Article

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