Physiological and metabolic control of diet selection
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DOI: 10.1071/an16775
Abstract: The fact that most farm animals have no dietary choice under commercial practices translates the dietary decisions to the carers. Thus, a lack of understanding of the principles of dietary choices is likely to result… read more here.
Keywords: physiological metabolic; metabolic control; feed; diet selection ... See more keywords
The gut microbiome influences host diet selection behavior.
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2117537119
Abstract: SignificanceThe behavior of diet selection or diet choice can have wide-reaching implications, scaling from individual animals to ecological and evolutionary processes. Previous work in this area has largely ignored the potential for intestinal microbiota to… read more here.
Keywords: gut microbiome; microbiome; diet selection; behavior ... See more keywords
The role of volatile plant secondary metabolites as pre‐ingestive cues and potential toxins dictating diet selection by African elephants
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DOI: 10.1111/oik.06665
Abstract: Understanding the factors driving diet selection represents one of the main thrusts of contemporary foraging ecology. Many studies have focussed on nutritional factors and anti‐nutritional factors (such as tannins) that may describe diet selection of… read more here.
Keywords: nutritional factors; african elephants; selection african; diet selection ... See more keywords