Mechanisms of nutritional resource exploitation by insects

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  • Insects have evolved an extraordinary range of nutritional adaptations to exploit other animals, plants, bacteria, fungi and soils as resources in terrestrial and aquatic environments. This special issue provides some new insights into the mechanisms underlying these adaptations. Contributions comprise lab and field studies investigating the chemical, physiological, cognitive and behavioral mechanisms that enable resource exploitation and nutrient intake regulation in insects. The collection of papers highlights the need for more studies on theInsects have evolved an extraordinary range of nutritional adaptations to exploit other animals, plants, bacteria, fungi and soils as resources in terrestrial and aquatic environments. This special issue provides some new insights into the mechanisms underlying these adaptations. Contributions comprise lab and field studies investigating the chemical, physiological, cognitive and behavioral mechanisms that enable resource exploitation and nutrient intake regulation in insects. The collection of papers highlights the need for more studies on the comparative sensory ecology, underlying nutritional quality assessment, cue perception and decision making to fully understand how insects adjust resource selection and exploitation in response to environmental heterogeneity and variability.show moreshow less

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Author: Sara D. Leonhardt, Mathieu Lihoreau, Johannes Spaethe
URN:urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-211161
Document Type:Journal article
Faculties:Fakultät für Biologie / Theodor-Boveri-Institut für Biowissenschaften
Language:English
Parent Title (English):Insects
ISSN:2075-4450
Year of Completion:2020
Volume:11
Issue:9
Article Number:570
Source:Insects (2020) 11:9, 570. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects11090570
DOI:https://doi.org/10.3390/insects11090570
Dewey Decimal Classification:5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 57 Biowissenschaften; Biologie / 570 Biowissenschaften; Biologie
Tag:nutritional adaptations
Release Date:2022/11/23
Date of first Publication:2020/08/25
Licence (German):License LogoCC BY: Creative-Commons-Lizenz: Namensnennung 4.0 International