Drosophila melanogaster larvae make nutritional choices that minimize developmental time

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 81, Issue , 2015, Pages 69-80

  Rodrigues, Marisa A ^a,b   Martins, Nelson E ^a   Balancé, Lara F ^a,b   Broom, Lara N ^a,b   Dias, António J S ^a,b   Fernandes, Ana Sofia D ^a,b   Rodrigues, Fábio ^a,b   Sucena, Élio ^a,b   Mirth, Christen K ^a  

^a INSTITUTO GULBENKIAN DE CIÊNCIA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Foraging behavior; Macronutrient intake; Nutritional plasticity; Oviposition preference; Response surfaces

Indexed keywords

ASSAY; CARBOHYDRATE; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DIET; EGG PRODUCTION; FLY; FOOD PREFERENCE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HOMINID; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; NUTRITION; OVIPOSITION; PROTEIN; SLIME MOULD; SURVIVAL; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TRADE-OFF;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER;

CARBOHYDRATE DIET; PROTEIN INTAKE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; APPETITE; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; DECISION MAKING; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FOOD PREFERENCE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LARVA; MALE; OVARY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN INTAKE;

ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; APPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DIETARY PROTEINS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FOOD PREFERENCES; LARVA; MALE; OVARY; OVIPOSITION;

EID: 84936972133     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2015.07.002     Document Type: Article

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