Feeding on ripening and over-ripening fruit: Interactions between sugar, ethanol and polyphenol contents in a tropical butterfly

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 220, Issue 17, 2017, Pages 3127-3134

  Beaulieu, Michaël ^a   Franke, Kristin ^a   Fischer, Klaus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diet; Frugivory; Insect; Nutrient interactions; Tropics

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CARBOHYDRATE; POLYPHENOL;

ANIMAL; BUTTERFLY; CHEMISTRY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FRUIT; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE FITNESS;

ANIMALS; BUTTERFLIES; ETHANOL; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FRUIT; GENETIC FITNESS; POLYPHENOLS; SUGARS;

EID: 85028587025     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.162008     Document Type: Article

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