Dynamics of macronutrient self-medication and illness-induced anorexia in virally infected insects

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 245-255

  Povey, Sonia ^a   Cotter, Sheena C ^a,c   Simpson, Stephen J ^b   Wilson, Kenneth ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diet; Geometric framework; Immunity; Lepidoptera; Nucleopolyhedrovirus; Parasite; Pathogen; Resistance; Spodoptera exempta

Indexed keywords

CATERPILLAR; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GENETIC VARIATION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; VIRAL DISEASE;

ANIMALIA; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; NUCLEOPOLYHEDROVIRUS; SPODOPTERA EXEMPTA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BACULOVIRUS; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD PREFERENCE; GEOMETRIC FRAMEWORK; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; IMMUNITY; LARVA; LEPIDOPTERA; PARASITE; PATHOGENESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYHEDROSIS VIRUS; PROTEIN INTAKE; RESISTANCE; SPODOPTERA; SPODOPTERA EXEMPTA; TIME; VIROLOGY;

DIET; GEOMETRIC FRAMEWORK; IMMUNITY; LEPIDOPTERA; NUCLEOPOLYHEDROVIRUS; PARASITE; PATHOGEN; RESISTANCE; SPODOPTERA EXEMPTA;

ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; BACULOVIRIDAE; DIETARY PROTEINS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD PREFERENCES; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; LARVA; SPODOPTERA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84890798988     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2656.12127     Document Type: Article

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