Modelling nutrition across organizational levels: From individuals to superorganisms

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 69, Issue C, 2014, Pages 2-11

  Lihoreau, Mathieu ^a,b,c   Buhl, Camille ^a   Charleston, Michael A ^a   Sword, Gregory A ^d   Raubenheimer, David ^a   Simpson, Stephen J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c Université Paul Sabatier   (France)

^d TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Collective behaviour; Division of labour; Geometric framework; Individual based model; Nutritional ecology; Social arthropods

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; INSECT; NUTRITION; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; INSECTS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NUTRITION PROCESSES; REPRODUCTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84897355644     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2014.03.004     Document Type: Article

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