Food selection in larval fruit flies: Dynamics and effects on larval development

Naturwissenschaften

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 61-68

  Schwarz, Sebastian ^a   Durisko, Zachary ^a,b   Dukas, Reuven ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Drosophila melanogaster; Foraging; Fruit fly larvae; Nutrition; Specific hunger

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN; SUCROSE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; DIET; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD PREFERENCE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LARVA; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; YEAST;

ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; DIET; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD PREFERENCES; LARVA; PROTEINS; SUCROSE; YEASTS;

EID: 84895068794     PISSN: 00281042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00114-013-1129-z     Document Type: Article

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